Mumbai, August 22: Mumbai Police's crime branch has arrested a drug peddler for possessing more than 1 kg mephedrone worth Rs 2.04 crore from Sewree area, an official said on Tuesday. Drug Racket Busted in Mizoram: Heroin Worth Over Rs 7 Crore Seized, 8 Arrested in Aizawl.

Unit-9 of the crime branch had specific information that two drug peddlers would be arriving at a chawl (a residential building housing many tenements) on Monday night. While one of them was nabbed, his aide managed to flee from the spot, the official said. Tamil Nadu Police Bust Drug Racket; Recover 300 Kg of Drugs in Nagapattinam, Probing LTTE Connection.

Police recovered 1.028 kg mephedrone from the possession of the accused, identified as Salim Haroon Rashid Khan, he said. An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, while the search for Khan's accomplice is on.

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