They apprehended Uba alias Noso Uba Chinoso Wisdom (30), a Nigerian national residing in the locality, and seized 255 gm of mephedrone (MD) valued at Rs 51,10,000 from his possession, a police release said
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Police have seized the banned mephedrone drug valued at Rs 51 lakh from a Nigerian national in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.
Based on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid on Tuesday at Pragati Nagar in the Nalasopara area, reported PTI.
They apprehended Uba alias Noso Uba Chinoso Wisdom (30), a Nigerian national residing in the locality, and seized 255 gm of mephedrone (MD) valued at Rs 51,10,000 from his possession, a police release said, reported PTI.
The accused was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the police added.
Couple held with heroin worth Rs 2 crore in Mumbai
In another case, a couple was arrested for the alleged possession of heroin worth Rs 2 crore in the western suburbs of Mumbai, police said on Tuesday, reported PTI.
Based on a tip-off, the anti-narcotics cell raided the accused couple's house near Rashtriya Udyan metro station in Borivali East on Monday, an official said, reported PTI.
The team seized 511 gm of heroin, worth Rs 2 crore, from the premises, he said.
The couple has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said, adding that a further probe is underway.
8 months on, man wanted in Rs 1 cr drug seizure case in Maharashtra held from Gujarat
Meanwhile, a man wanted in connection with the seizure of a drug in Maharashtra's Palghar district eight months back has been arrested from Gujarat, police said on Thursday, reported PTI.
The police seized 324 gm of heroin valued at Rs 1.06 crore in March from Bolinj area in Palghar and then arrested three persons, including a woman, while Azmat Arif Sheikh (25) absconded, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Doiphode told reporters, reported PTI.
The Bolinj police had registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and launched a search for the absconding accused.
Sheikh, a resident of Saidutt slum in Palghar's Virar area, frequently changed locations along the Maharashtra-Gujarat border, the official said, reported PTI.
Acting on leads, the police finally apprehended Sheikh on November 25 from Bhilad in Gujarat's Valsad district, he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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