India, Feb. 1 -- Pune city police busted MD (Mephedrone) drug racket, seizing drugs worth Rs.25.51 lakh in a series of coordinated operations across the city on January 30 and 31. The police carried out three separate actions in the Vimantal, Bibwewadi and Wagholi areas.

The first operation took place on Lohegaon-Wagholi road in Santnagar area on Friday. Working on information received bypolice amaldar Chetan Gaikwad, police apprehended Kumel Tamboli (28) from Dhanori and during his search, 83 grams of MD drugs worth Rs.19.17 lakh were recovered from his possession.

Tamboli was booked under sections 8(c) and 21(c) of NDPS Act and a case was registered at Vimantal police station.

The second raid occurred in Bibwewadi on Friday and a tea...