A major drug haul by the anti-narcotics police has led to the arrest of two Thane residents and the discovery of a gang that had been smuggling at least 200 kg ‘pure quality’ ganja every night to Mumbai from Odisha for almost a year.

The anti-narcotics cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch identified the accused as Raju Ramesh Lohare, 24, and Ashwin Kumar Sharma, 32, who were arrested from Bhandup. “The duo was using four-wheelers to smuggle drugs into Mumbai on a daily basis. Two cars have been seized in which a special cavity was made to dodge law enforcement agencies,” said Datta Nalawade, deputy commissioner of police, ANC, Mumbai Crime Branch.