India News | Thane Police Seize Ganja Valued at Rs 14.35 Lakh; Four Held

Thane, Jan 15 (PTI) The Thane police have seized ganja valued at 14.35 lakh and arrested four persons, an official said on Wednesday.

A team of cops from the Chitalsar police station seized 42.5 kg of ganja from a car in the Subhash Nagar area of the city in the early hours of January 11, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone V (Wagle Estate) Prashant Kadam.

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While two persons escaped from the spot, police arrested one man and confiscated the vehicle and the drug, valued at Rs 14.35 lakh, he said. Subsequently, three more persons – two from Junnar in Pune district and one from Kalyan in Thane district – were arrested.

The four have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he added.

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