Navi Mumbai Police Bust Rave Party, Arrest 20 Nigerian Nationals With Drugs

Mumbai: Navi Mumbai Police has arrested 20 Nigerian nationals, including 13 women and seven men, who were partying in Kharghar area and seized Mephedrone drug with an estimated value of Rs 26.77 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, sleuths of Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC), including five police inspectors, 150 constables, personnel of anti-riot squ and members of a forensic team, raided two food joints on Monday late at night.

Police seized 107 grams of Mephedrone, valued at Rs 26,77,500, and liquor from possession of Nigerians, an official statement said.

arrested persons were produced before a local magistrate court that remanded m to judicial custody.

Police registered an FIR under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Prohibition Act, Registration of Foreigners Act and Passports Act.

With PTI Inputs