The Mumbai police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC), has finally got a sniffer dog of its own, nearly 30 years after the cell was formed. The ANC had been desperately seeking canines to detect drugs since its formation in 1989. Currently, the department's Bomb Disposal and Detection Squad has dogs and the canines are also used for IPC related cases.

In April 2017, the Crime Branch had contacted several dog breeders to procure canines of a good breed. The ANC had invited applications asking for people interested in handling labradors, and found 21 candidates.