Officers allegedly found 0.54 grams of ecstasy in a plastic bag, 25 ecstasy pills, and 75 LSD sheets, known locally as 'magic paper', among his belongings.

It is believed the 12 had taken LSD paper tabs with a strawberry motif on them. Police issued a warning about the dangers posed by illegal drugs.

LSD is colourless and odourless, which makes it difficult to detect during scanning. “LSD paper comes in sheets similar to postal stamps. Children get in touch with peddlers through social media.

However, advocate Rizwan Merchant and Gayatri Gokhale argued on behalf of Keshwani that the 0.62 grams seized from their client included the weight of blot paper, along with LSD dots.

Whether blotter paper should be considered when weighing LSD has been the subject of different judicial opinions. In 2020, Justice S K Shinde held that only the weight of the LSD should be counted.

MUMBAI: Merely because a blotter paper can be licked or put in a glass of water does not necessarily mean that it must be excluded while determining the LSD weight, ruled the Bombay high court on ...