Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Mumbai ANC Arrests Suspected Peddler, Seizes Drugs Worth ₹1.26 Crore
Police in Mumbai arrested a person suspected of selling illegal drugs.
The arrest happened in Jogeshwari West on September 11.
Officers searched a residence on Aksa Masjid Road.
They found 417 grams of a drug called mephedrone.
They also found three MDMA tablets.
The drugs and other seized items were valued at about ₹1.26 crore.
Police also took ₹25,000 in cash and an Apple iPhone 15.
Investigators are trying to find where the drugs came from and whether other people were involved.
The Mumbai Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested a suspected drug peddler in Jogeshwari West.
Police raided a residence on Aksa Masjid Road on September 11 after receiving specific information.
Officials seized 417 grams of mephedrone, valued at approximately ₹1.25 crore.
Three MDMA tablets, ₹25,000 in cash and an Apple iPhone 15 were also seized.
A case was filed under the NDPS Act, while investigators seek the drugs’ source and other suspected network members.
- Who
- The Mumbai Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested a person suspected of drug peddling.
- What
- Police seized mephedrone, MDMA tablets, cash and an Apple iPhone 15, with total property valued at approximately ₹1.26 crore.
- When
- September 11; the year was not specified.
- Where
- A residence on Aksa Masjid Road in Jogeshwari West, Mumbai.
- Why
- Police acted on specific information that narcotics were allegedly being sold from the residence and are investigating the suspected supply network.
- Arresting agency
- Azad Maidan Unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell, Mumbai Crime Branch
- Location
- Aksa Masjid Road, Jogeshwari West, Mumbai
- Mephedrone seized
- 417 grams, valued at approximately ₹1.25 crore
- MDMA seized
- Three tablets weighing 2.04 grams, valued at ₹88,000
- Other items
- ₹25,000 in cash and an Apple iPhone 15
- Total estimated value
- Approximately ₹1.26 crore
- Legal action
- Case registered under Section 8(c) read with Section 21(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act