The Pydhonie police arrested a group of four while they were attempting to sell one kilogram of charas. The drug is among the many contraband packets that were washed ashore in Maharashtra in August. The contraband was part of a consignment on a ship that capsized in the sea.

“The accused received one huge bag of charas from someone in Ratnagiri. The is from among the many packets that started washing ashore in August,” said a police officer on condition of anonymity. Police manning the coast of Ratnagiri, Mumbai and Gujarat have been vigilant about people trying to sell drugs found back then.
According to the police, hundreds of kilograms of charas had washed ashore in Ratnagiri. Many of the packets were collected by villagers who attempted to sell them in different parts of the state.