Rajkot: Three persons were arrested with 52 gms of mephedrone worth Rs 5.2 lakh from Rangmati Society at Kalavad Naka in Jamangar on Thursday night.
Police said that the accused Imtiyaz Kherani (23), Tohid Khalifa (26) and Salim Lodin (42) used to bring these drugs from Mumbai and sell it to youngsters.
According to the police, the drugs were seized from Imtiyaz’s house following a raid by the local special operations group (SOG).
On questioning, the accused told the police that they were into drug peddling business since the last three months.
“Imtiyaz made at least two trips to Mumbai in the past two months to buy these drugs. The accused used to target youngsters and the affluent people in Jamnagar,” said SOG police inspector, S S Ninama. “They were nabbed on the basis of specific information about their operations,” added Ninama.
Police have also seized Rs 3,870 cash, one weighing scale and three mobile phones.