Youth held with mephedrone worth Rs 1.41 lakh in Pune

Acting on a tip-off to police constable Vishal Shinde of the anti-narcotics cell, a team headed by inspector Vinayak Gaikwad laid a trap and nabbed Yash near the Gangadham chowk on Wednesday.

The cops also seized his two-wheeler and cell phone for further investigation. (Representational image)

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Pune City Police have arrested a youngster with possession of mephedrone (MD), a banned drug, worth Rs 1.41 lakh. The accused has been identified as Yash Kundlik Gaikwad (23), a resident of Market Yard area in Pune and a native of Beed district of Maharashtra.

Acting on a tip-off to police constable Vishal Shinde of the anti-narcotics cell, a team headed by inspector Vinayak Gaikwad laid a trap and nabbed Yash near the Gangadham chowk on Wednesday.

Police said he had come to the spot on a two-wheeler to sell drugs. Conducting searches, cops seized 7.05 grams of MD worth Rs 1.41 lakh from him. The cops also seized his two-wheeler and cell phone for further investigation.

A first information report (FIR) in this case was lodged at the Market Yard police station under sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, a press release stated on Friday.

The police said a probe is on to know from where he procured the MD and to whom he was planning to sell it in Pune.

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