Mega drug haul probe now adds up to 435cr
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Police had seized more than 187 kg mephedrone worth Rs 382 crore following a raid in Mysuru in neighbouring Karnataka last week. The probe into the case began in April this year after a man was held with 52 gm of mephedrone in Sakinaka in western Mumbai, and his interrogation led police to three more persons, from whom 4.5 kg mephedrone worth Rs 8 crore was recovered. Eight persons have been arrested in the case so far.
"Based on the interrogation of the arrested accused, a further consignment of 22 kilograms of mephedrone worth Rs 44 crore was seized from Powai along with chemicals worth Rs 16 lakh used in manufacturing the contraband," official said.
The total haul in the case now stands at more than 210 kg of mephedrone worth almost Rs 435 crore, the official informed. Further probe into the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act case is underway to unravel the peddling network as well as the supply chain of items used to manufacture mephedrone. PTI
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