Maharashtra: Man held with Rs 3.9 lakh hydroponic ganja in Thane

An official on Thursday said that the police have seized hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 3.9 lakh and arrested a man in this connection from Maharashtra`s Thane city, reported news agency PTI.

A police team noticed the man loitering suspiciously near a hotel on Shil-Kalyan Road on Tuesday evening and apprehended him.

During checking, the police recovered 130 gm of hydroponic ganja from the accused, identified as Dhiren Wadhwa, resident of Ulhasnagar, senior police inspector Sachin Gaikwad said, reported PTI.

The police also seized a scooter, a weighing scale, a mobile phone and some cash, all collectively valued at Rs 1.24 lakh, he said.

“The evidence clearly indicates he was in possession of the drugs for the purpose of sale,” Gaikwad said, reported PTI.

An FIR has been registered against the accused at Shil-Daighar police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.

“We are probing further into his network to identify the source of the contraband and determine whom he was planning to sell it,” the official added.

Ganja worth Rs 6.89 lakh seized from taxi; four arrested

In another case, the officials on June 4 said that police have seized 34 kg of ganja valued at Rs 6.89 lakh from a taxi in Maharashtra`s Thane district and arrested four persons in this connection, reported news agency PTI.

Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted the taxi carrying three persons at Mahajanwadi in the Mira Gaothan area on May 29.

“A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 34.484 kg of ganja,” Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar Police`s Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr Vijaykumar Marathe said, reported PTI.

The seized contraband is estimated to be valued at Rs 6,89,680 in the illegal market, according to police.

The three taxi occupants, including its driver, all hailing from neighbouring Mumbai, were arrested. The police also seized Rs 7,500 cash from the accused and impounded the vehicle, the official said, reported PTI.

During the investigation, the police arrested another person, a resident of Kamothe in Navi Mumbai, who allegedly supplied the contraband to the other accused, he said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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