Thane: Crime Branch Seizes 1.3 kg Mephedrone From Scooter Boot, Arrests 28-Year-Old Palava Resident

Thane Crime Branch officers have arrested a 28-year-old resident of Palava after allegedly finding 1.3 kg of mephedrone hidden in the boot of his scooter on October 30. Police estimate the seized drug is worth Rs 40.68 lakh, and a case has been registered under the NDPS Act while investigators probe the supply chain behind it.

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Thane Crime Branch officers have arrested a 28-year-old resident of Palava after allegedly finding 1.3 kg of mephedrone hidden in the boot of his scooter on October 30, according to police reporting of the seizure.

Source: Particle News

Police estimate the seized mephedrone is worth Rs 40.68 lakh. Officers also recovered Rs 550 in cash, a mobile phone, an ATM card and other items from the accused, reports said.

Source: Rediff News

1.3 kgMephedrone seized

Rs 40.68 lakhPolice-estimated value

28Age of the arrested man

October 30Day of the seizure

A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police said the investigation is ongoing to identify the suppliers and distributors linked to the seized drug.

The Thane action was reported alongside other anti-narcotics operations in the Mumbai-Thane area in the same period, including an arrest at the Kharegaon toll plaza with 1.11 kg of methaqualone and an arrest in Andheri East with 1.896 kg of hydroponic cannabis. An arrest and the registration of a case do not amount to a conviction; the court process will decide the allegations.

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