Palghar, Dec 22 (PTI) Two persons were arrested in Virar in Palghar district allegedly with 97 grams of mephedrone worth Rs 19.40 lakh, a police official said on Friday.

Acting on a tip off, two persons from Dharavi in Mumbai were held in Manvelpada on Thursday afternoon, Virar police station senior inspector Rajnedra Kamble said.

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He identified the two as Mohammad Ishaq Shaikh (34) and Mohammad Moinuddin Shaikh (25).

A case was registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further probe into the peddling network was underway, he added.

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