Mumbai’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) has detained a 41-year-old alleged drug trafficker under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, 1988, and lodged him in Yerwada Central Prison in Pune for one year, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Chembur resident Farukh Khan, was detained following approval from the Maharashtra Home Department (Special) based on a proposal submitted by the ANC’s Azad Maidan Unit through the Mumbai Police Commissioner.