Pune Cops Spotlight Delhi Courier Firm In 'Meow Meow' Drug Seizure
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The drug was concealed in ready-to-eat food packets, the Pune Police said.
Investigation into the Pune police's biggest-ever seizure of mephedrone has revealed that the banned drug used to be smuggled to London through a courier firm in Delhi after being concealed in ready-to-eat food packets, a top official said on Wednesday.
The police have so far seized approximately 1,700 kilograms of mephedrone from Pune and a couple of locations in Delhi. Eight people have been arrested in this connection and their linkages are being investigated, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said.
"In the ongoing searches, our team has seized 720 kilograms of mephedrone in Pune, out of which around 600 kg was recovered from a manufacturing unit located in Kurkumbh MIDC area on Pune-Solapur Road on the city outskirts. In the ongoing operation in Delhi, so far 970 kg mephedrone has been recovered. The approximate value of the total contraband is estimated to be between Rs 3,000 crore and Rs 3,500 crore," he said.
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