Acting on a tip-off, the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) in the early hours of Tuesday arrested a drug peddler who supplied MDMA, aka ecstasy, to rave parties. The arrested accused, identified as Salim Nawab Abdul Khan alias Salim Talwar, 56, was held with 14 grams of ecstasy worth Rs 98,000.

Police officials said Khan was spotted by the Azad Maidan unit of the ANC, led by inspector Santosh Bhalekar, when he was moving suspiciously with a bag in his hand. Cops stopped him and conducted a body search on him, upon which they found the drug. Sources said they suspect Khan was on his way to supply the drug to some youngster when he was caught.