The Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai police has arrested two persons for alleged possession of banned mephedrone (MD) drug worth over Rs 5.7 crore in the western suburb of Goregaon, an official said on Thursday.

The ANC's Bandra unit on Wednesday conducted a raid and recovered MD drugs and brown sugar from the accused Sanjib Nimay Sarkar (39) and Salim Akbar Khan (41), the official said. The arrested accused are the biggest suppliers of MD drugs and brown sugar in the suburban area of the city, he said, adding that the duo has been booked under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.