Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police raided a flat in the Jambhulwadi area near Ambegaon, off the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass, where suspects were allegedly manufacturing mephedrone (MD).Deputy commissioner of police (Zone-I) Sandeep Atole of the Pimpri Chinchwad police told TOI that a team from Sangvi police station, led by senior police inspector Jitendra Koli, raided the spot in Jambhulwadi and seized the contraband. “Sangvi police had earlier arrested a foreign national from Sangvi, and based on a tip, the action was taken in Jambhulwadi on Tuesday.” He added that the valuation of the seized substance is under evaluation.Police said the suspects, including a Nigerian national, were allegedly involved in manufacturing and subsequently distributing the drugs. A police officer with the Pune city police said, “The Nigerian national was staying in a rented flat in the hillside area of Jambhulwadi. The Nigerian national and others had set up a small mephedrone manufacturing unit there.”“We will seek a detailed report from Pimpri Chinchwad police about the foreign national. We will check whether the Nigerian national was staying in the city legally and verify his visa status,” Atole said.
