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Mumbai: Peddlers fooling addicts by selling medicines, other drugs as meow meow
Updated On: 20 July, 2017 08:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Vijay Kumar Yadav
<p>Recent crackdown by the police has sent drug prices soaring, but peddlers are also fooling novice addicts by crushing paracetamols and ajinomoto, say officials</p>


The ANC's crackdown on MD has cut down the flow of the drug into the city by 90 per cent. Pic/THINKSTOCK
While the police have been consistently cracking down on those running Mephedrone (MD, M-Cat, meow meow) rackets, the dealers have only cracked on with new ways to peddle their wares. With decreased supply, the prices for the drug have shot up and peddlers are now fleecing new addicts by selling them medicines like paracetamol, triprolidine and seasoning like ajinomoto, often mixed with, or instead of the real deal.
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