Man held with ₹4.85-lakh purple ecstasy drug in Malad

A 25-year-old man was arrested by the anti-narcotic cell (ANC) of the Mumbai crime branch for possessing 97 purple-coloured MDMA tablets, also known as ecstasy,

A 25-year-old man was arrested by the anti-narcotic cell (ANC) of the Mumbai crime branch for possessing 97 purple-coloured MDMA tablets, also known as ecstasy, worth ₹4.85 lakh, on Saturday. Continuing its crackdown against substance abuse among the youth, the ANC identified rising sales of purple ecstasy tablets outside college campuses and malls in the city.

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According to the police, the arrested accused, Utkarsh Prashant Patange, is a resident of Malad (West). He was arrested by officers of the Kandivli unit on Saturday behind the Inorbit Mall. “We arrested Patange, who is a peddler, and are now in search of the kingpin who is supplying the drug, which has recently arrived in the market,” said Shivdeep Lande, deputy commissioner of police, ANC. A case has been registered against Patange under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985.

Police found 97 purple ecstasy tablets worth ₹4,85,000. “The accused alleged that he used to mostly sell it outside college campuses and at malls in the city,” added Lande.