Mumbai: Four drug peddlers who were a part of the narcotics supply network in Mumbai were arrested with heroin worth more than Rs 2 crore, police said on Saturday. 

The two of the four accused are natives of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, officials said.  

4 Drug Peddlers Nabbed In Mumbai

Officials from the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch said that the arrest of four drug suppliers and the seizure of 594 grams of heroin, valued at approximately Rs 2.37 crore in the international market. The arrests took place in the Malad and Malvani areas of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

The accused, two of whom are from Uttar Pradesh and the other two from Uttarakhand, were apprehended for their role in the drug distribution network. 

The police are currently investigating the intended recipients of the heroin in Mumbai and are working to trace further links in the supply chain, officials said. 

In the last 10 months, the ANC has confiscated 3,010 kilograms of drugs, worth Rs 55 crore in the international market. During this period, the unit has registered 68 cases and arrested 146 individuals involved in drug trafficking.