The Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) efforts to put an end to the drug menace in the city have revealed that the Lokhandwala area in the western suburbs has become a hotspot and major hub of peddlers. Data shows that while 80 per cent of the drug cases registered over the past four months are from the western suburbs, 60 per cent of it is just from Lokhandwala. The remaining 20 per cent cases have been registered in the eastern suburbs and south Mumbai.

According to the NCB, over the past four months they registered 51 cases across Mumbai and over 100 drug peddlers and suppliers have been arrested. “Out of the 100, around 70 people were arrested from the western suburbs, of which 35 were from Lokhandwala.  Out of the 51 cases, 17 are from Lokhandwala,” said Sameer Wankhede, NCB zonal director.