<p>Police have seized mephedrone worth Rs 40.68 lakh and arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the case in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/thane-drugs-case-thane-crime-branchs-anc-seize-2-823-kg-of-md-worth-over-rs-5-66-crore-four-arrested-23648180" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra&rsquo;s Thane district</a>, officials said on Monday.</p>
<p>The accused, a resident of Palava, was apprehended while riding a scooter in the early hours of October 30 near a hotel at Kalyan Phata in the Shil-Daighar area.</p>
<h2>1.3 kg of mephedrone seized</h2>
<p>During a search, police found 1.3 kg of mephedrone, commonly known as MD, concealed in the boot of the scooter. The seized substance was valued at Rs 40,68,000, an official from the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-two-held-with-79-gm-mephedrone-in-kalyan-west-drug-valued-at-rs-15-8-lakh-23648332" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane Crime Branch&rsquo;s anti-narcotics cell</a> said.</p>
<p>Police also seized Rs 550 in cash, a mobile phone, an ATM card and other items from the accused&rsquo;s possession.</p>
<h2>Case registered under NDPS Act</h2>
<p>A case has been registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said. The investigation is underway.</p>
<h2>Gujarat man held in Thane with methaqualone worth Rs 11.12 lakh</h2>
<p>In a separate incident, a man was arrested in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/thane-drug-bust-mephedrone-worth-rs-6-68-lakh-rs-20-76-lakh-cash-seized-four-arrested-23645894" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane city </a>allegedly with 1.11 kilograms of methaqualone powder valued at Rs 11.12 lakh, a police official said on Saturday.</p>
<p>Mujib Rasit Khan, a resident of Valsad in neighbouring Gujarat, was held on October 30 at Kharegaon toll plaza by a team of Crime Branch Unit 1, he said.</p>
<p>"A search of the black sack he was carrying led to seizure of 1.11 kilograms of methaqualone powder worth Rs 11.12 lakh. A case was registered at Kalwa police station under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Further probe into the peddling network is underway," he added.</p>
<h2>Two held with hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 66.36 lakh in Andheri</h2>
<p>Meanwhile, two persons were arrested in Andheri East allegedly with 1.896 kg of high-grade <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-crime-two-held-in-andheri-with-1-896-kg-of-hydroponic-cannabis-23657773" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">hydroponic cannabis</a> worth Rs 66.36 lakh, a Mumbai police official said on Friday.</p>
<p>The action was taken after a tip-off was received that two persons would arrive near an industrial estate on Paper Box Road to sell the contraband, the MIDC police station official said.</p>
<p>"A trap was laid and Omkar Rajendra Pawar (28) and Piyush Madhukar Dhongade (22) were held. During a search, 1.896 kg of hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 66.36 lakh kept in a red bag was recovered. The accused are residents of Koregaon in Satara district," he said.</p>
<p>The two have been booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Further probe to unravel the supply and distribution network is underway, the official added.</p>
<p><strong>(With inputs from PTI)</strong></p>

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