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Thane police with UP STF bust interstate drug racket
Updated On: 27 April, 2024 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
Six people were arrested from Varanasi and Azamgarh in the recent action that targeted the factory manufacturing mephedrone
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Police said the market value of the haul is Rs 20.18 crore. Representation pic
The Thane police crime branch with the help of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) busted an interstate mephedrone racket resulting in the arrest of six persons and seizure of raw material with a market value of Rs 20.18 crore. The racket was busted following the investigation by Thane police crime branch which started with the arrest of a drug peddler for possession of 15 grams of mephedrone. Thane crime branch deputy commissioner of police Shivraj Patil confirmed the arrests. With the recent action the total number of persons arrested in this case has gone to 13.
The police said the accused persons were arrested from Varanasi and Azamgarh and also two cars were seized. The police during investigation found that this accused had brought the raw material or chemical for the making of the mephedrone from Vapi in Gujarat.
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