Thane crime: Two held with Rs 22 lakh hybrid ganja

An official on Thursday said that the police have arrested two persons after seizing hybrid ganja valued at Rs 2228 lakh from them in Maharashtras Thane district reported news agency PTIActing on a tip police kept a vigil at a place in the Shahad area and spotted the two persons roaming in a suspicious manner on Tuesday eveningUpon checking the police seized 1114 kg of the hybrid ganja from their possession the official from Ulhasnagar police station said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIThe two persons identified as Upendrasingh alias Goli Kamleshsingh Thakur 24 and Vishal Haresh Makhija 34 were subsequently arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act the official said while sharing an update on the Thane crime reported PTIThe police were trying to find out the source of the contraband and to whom the accused planned to sell itMephedrone worth Rs 242 cr seized in Palghar one heldPolice have seized mephedrone worth Rs 242 crore and arrested a man for manufacturing the narcotic substance at this house in Maharashtras Palghar district an official said on February 8 reported PTIBased on a tipoff a police team raided a house in the Boisar area on February 7 night and seized mephedrone and equipment used in manufacturing the substances Deputy Superintendent of Police Vikas Naik said reported PTIHe said the police arrested Amaan Murad a postgraduate in Chemistry who allegedly manufactured the banned drug on the premises reported PTIThe drugs recovered from the house are worth Rs 242 crore the official saidNaik said the accused was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act and a probe is underway to find out if he had any accomplices and to identify his suppliers and customersCops seize 11 tonnes of ganja from 4 tractors in DhuleAn unidentified person has been booked after 11000 kilograms of ganja were found on four tractors in Maharashtras Dhule district a police official said on February 9 reported PTIThe contraband was seized in Shirpur taluka inspector Jaypal Hire saidWe were alerted about ganja being cultivated through drip irrigation on a 3acre plot in Ambegaon which is on the border with Madhya Pradesh Between February 8 and February 9 we seized four tractors with 11000 kilograms of ganja The plot is just 15 kilometres from a police station the official said reported PTIAn unidentified person has been booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act he addedWith inputs from PTI