
Over Rs 7.5 lakh in money and three autos have additionally been seized from the accused. (Representational)
Ahmedabad:
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Gujarat arrested seven individuals for alleged possession of 994 gm of mephedrone, a banned psychotropic substance, price Rs 1 crore, on Thursday, an official mentioned on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, an NCB staff caught drug suppliers and patrons who had been within the technique of hanging a deal close to Vadodara metropolis, zonal director of the NCB’s Ahmedabad unit SK Mishra mentioned.
At least seven individuals, together with two ladies, had been apprehended with 994 gm of mephedrone, he mentioned, including that the staff additionally seized over Rs 7.5 lakh in money and three autos from the accused.
While all of the accused had been from totally different components of Gujarat, the drug consignment is suspected to have originated from neighbouring Maharashtra, Mr Mishra mentioned.