India, May 21 -- The police arrested a 45-year-old drug supplier on Sunday and allegedly seized 6.6 kilograms of mephedrone worth Rs.13 crore from his residence in Dongri.

The racket was unearthed when a joint team of the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) and RCF police were patrolling in Chembur in April. The team spotted a suspected drug peddler identified as Rehan Santosh Shaikh, 31. The police said they found 45 grams of mephedrone in Shaikh's possession worth Rs.4.5 lakh and intercepted him.

The interrogation led the police to three more drug peddlers in the first week of May. The three accused were arrested under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to the police, the accused are a part of a drug syndicate.

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