Mumbai, Jan 24 (PTI) The Anti Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch arrested three people in two raids and seized ganja and mephedrone from them, an official said on Monday.

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The raids were conducted on Sunday by the Kandivali and Ghatkopar units of the ANC, he added.

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In a raid carried out on Ghatkopar-Andheri Link road, two people identified as Imran Ansari (42) and Ismail Sheikh (21) were held with 115 kilograms of ganja brought from Odisha and a car cumulatively valued at Rs 33.75 lakh, a Kandivali ANC unit official said.

In the second raid, one Saif Chowdhary was held from Jijamata Nagar in Mahul with mephedrone worth Rs 18 lakh, a Ghatkopar ANC unit official said.

Cases under the NDPS Act have been registered and further probe to unravel the peddling network was underway, officials said.

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