The police in Maharashtra's Thane city arrested two persons and seized mephedrone worth Rs 2.64 crore after busting a drug factory in Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Monday, reported the PTI.

A team from the Thane police's crime branch along with the Varanasi Special Task Force (STF) raided the factory at Pindra village in Bhagwatipur, Varanasi on March 16, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Shivraj Patil said, as per the PTI.