Couple arrested with mephedrone worth Rs 19.41 lakh

Speaking to The Indian Express, Deputy Commissioner of Police (SOG) Jayrajsinh Vala said, “The accused used to bring the drugs from Maharastra. They have been consuming mephedrone for the last three years. To recover the cost of the drug, which is expensive, and fuel their addiction, they sold the drug to rickshaw drivers.”

The accused have been booked under sections 8(c) (sale, purchase, and consumption of narcotic drugs), 21 (c) (contravention involves commercial quantity) and 29 (abetment and criminal conspiracy) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

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