Mumbai, Oct 21 (PTI) The Mumbai police have arrested a 21-year-old street food vendor for alleged possession of mephedrone worth Rs 8 lakh, an official said on Monday.

The accused, Kaif Takku Khan, a resident of Bandra, was apprehended when he came to deliver the contraband in the Malwani area on Sunday, the official said.

Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Horror: Woman Allegedly Poisons Husband Hours After Karwa Chauth Fast in Kaushambi, Accused Arrested.

Around 101 gm of mephedrone worth Rs 8 lakhs was recovered from Khan, who sold 'pani puri' in the Lal Matti locality of Bandra, he said.

The accused does not have a criminal background, and it is yet to be ascertained to whom he was delivering the drugs, the official said.

Also Read | Muzaffarpur Horror: Headmaster Booked for Attempting To Rape Minor Girl in Bihar's Primary School, Probe Launched.

In a similar case, the Bandra police arrested one Sonu Nanakchand Hadole, a resident of Nalasopara, with mephedrone worth Rs 11 lakh, another official said.

The accused informed that he had taken 41 gm of mephedrone from his wife, Fatima, and other family members, he said.

The accused in both cases have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)