Two held with ₹49 lakh worth of mephedrone in Nikol, press ID found on one accused

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad City Police on Saturday arrested two individuals from the Nikol area with 489.410 grams of mephedrone, a synthetic drug, valued at ₹48.94 lakh. The total seizure, including other materials, amounts to ₹49.05 lakh.

According to officials, acting on a specific tip-off, the SOG team intercepted the accused near Bhakti Circle on the road leading to Nikol police station, between a petrol pump and Awakar Homes. The arrested have been identified as Piyush Somabhai Patel (39), a resident of Modasa, and Sachinsinh Prafulsinh Puwar (38), a resident Modasa — both from Gujarat’s Aravalli district.

During the search, police recovered a press identity card in the name of accused Sachinsinh Puwar, which has raised further suspicion. Officials stated that the legitimacy of the ID is currently under investigation.

A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Detection of Crime Branch police station.

Further investigation is on.