Thane, Oct 8 (PTI) Two persons were arrested for alleged possession of psychotropic substances worth Rs 5.46 lakh at Mira Road in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday.

Based on a tip-off, the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of MBVV police intercepted two persons in the Shanti Nagar area on Friday evening, senior inspector Amar Marathe said.

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The duo were found with bags containing 5,464 tablets of dicyclomine hydrochloride, tramadol hydrochloride and acetaminophen capsules, worth Rs 5.46 lakh, he said.

A case under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused and a probe is underway to find out from where the contraband had been sourced, the official said.

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