The Mumbai Police`s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) on Tuesday said that it has arrested two suspects from Goregaon area in city and seized 427 grams of mephedrone (MD).

The total seizure is estimated to be worth Rs 9.06 crore in the illegal market, police said.

According to the police, the operation was carried out on Monday morning by the Kandivali Unit of the ANC under the supervision of senior officers. The arrests were made around 9:45 am following credible information about drug peddling activity in the area.

The accused were allegedly involved in the distribution and sale of mephedrone drugs.

A case has been registered under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Goregaon Police Station. 

The action comes as part of a special drive initiated by the Anti Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police, under the guidance of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, to clamp down on the drug trade across the city.

Senior police officials, including Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Lakhmi Gautam, Additional Commissioner of Police Dnyaneshwar Chavan, and DCP Sunil Deshmukh, are overseeing the ongoing operations against drug sale in city.

The operation was led by Senior Police Inspector S.B. Jagdale from the Kandivali Unit.

Police said that further investigations were underway to trace the source and network involved in peddling.

Karnataka: Drugs recovered worth Rs 9 crore; two foreigners among seven arrested

In a similar incident, seven people, including two foreign nationals, have been arrested in separate cases of drug peddling and narcotics worth Rs 9.93 crore have been seized from them in recent operations, police said on Monday.

The arrests were made by the narcotics wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bengaluru Police over the past 10 days, they said.

Police have seized 3.858 kg of MDMA crystal, 41 grams of Ecstasy pills, 1.82 kg of Hydro Ganja, 6 kg of Ganja, a car and a two-wheeler allegedly used in the crime.

Addressing reporters, City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said that the anti-narcotics wing of the CCB has detected five cases in which seven drug peddlers, including two foreign nationals, have been arrested.

“A total of 9.93 crore worth of drugs have been seized, out of which MDMA and Ecstasy pills are estimated to be worth Rs 7.80 crore,” he said.

He added that in one of the cases, Hydro Ganja which was being transported through courier service from a foreign country in the post office was also recovered.

Singh attributed the success to the force`s vigilance and the pro-activeness of its teams.

Later, in a statement, the Commissioner`s office shared details about each of the cases.

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