A 27-year-old suspected drug peddler was arrested near a mall in suburban Andheri, the police said today.
Police seized one kg of Mephedrone or MD, popularly known as meow meow, worth Rs 20 lakh, from his possession last night.
The accused has been identified as Nadeem Sheikh, a senior officer from Amboli police station said, adding that he was booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
"As the part of our anti-drug campaign, we arrested Sheikh. As the quantity of the narcotics seized from him is huge, we suspect that he is the part of some racket," DCP, Zone IX, Paramjeet Singh Dahiya said.
He said police are investigating the source of the drug consignment and its recipient.
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