15 June,2021 07:39 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
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The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police has arrested a drug peddler with 100 grams of Mephedrone, valued around Rs 12 lakh in illicit markets, an official said on Tuesday.
On a tip off, a trap was laid by the Azad Maidan unit of the ANC near the civic ward office in Govandi on Monday evening and Mohsin Qayyum Sayyad (35) was arrested, he said.
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Mephedrone, a banned drug, and an electronic weighing machine were recovered from his possession.
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Sayyad is suspected to have been involved in drug smuggling for the last two years, the official said, adding that probe was on.
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