Four educated young men have been arrested for peddling drugs to pub-hopping youngsters in the city and contraband valued at Rs 1.25 crore seized from them, a police officer said on Wednesday. "All four accused from Kerala were into supplying drugs procured through international couriers from Germany and Netherlands," Central Crime Branch Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Kuldeep Jain told IANS.

Accused Nitin Mohan, 29, K. Ajmal, 22, Shahad Mohammed, 24 and Ajin K.G. Varghese, 21, hold high educational qualifications like in engineering and MBA. The allegedly procured drugs from overseas locations through the dark net using bitcoins. Police seized 2,000 LSD strips, 20 ecstasy tablets, 5 kg marijuana (ganja) and 105 gm MDMA from the quartet. According to Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police, the seized drugs are valued at Rs 1.25 crore.