Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) A 23-year-old man has been arrested with MD drugs worth Rs 66 lakh from suburban Vikhroli in Mumbai, an Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) official said on Saturday.

The man was trying to flee after spotting a police patrolling vehicle on the Eastern Express Highway on Friday. He was nabbed after a chase, the official said.

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Police found 33 gm of MD drugs in his possession and arrested him.

A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and further investigation is underway, the official added.

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