The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch has arrested two individuals and seized mephedrone worth Rs 1.39 lakh along with other valuables totalling Rs 1.55 lakh. The operation was conducted as part of the ongoing crackdown directed by senior police officials.

The SOG team acted on intelligence received regarding drug-related activities in the city and the raid was executed at Crystal Hotel, located behind Naranpura police station on Ashram Road.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Ashok alias Kajal, a 23-year-old resident of Dhanija village in Odisha, and College alias Payal Adalat Sheikh, a 24-year-old resident of Sandajal village in West Bengal. The duo was found in possession of 13 grams and 980 milligrams of mephedrone, an illegal psychotropic substance, without a valid pass or permit.

A case has been registered at Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) police station under NDPS Act sections 8(c), 21(b), and 29. Further investigations are underway to trace the source and network behind the illicit drug trade.