The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the police has seized ganja worth over Rs 8 lakh and arrested three persons for possession in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said.

Acting on a tip-off, an ANC team from the Thane police's crime branch laid a trap on Nashik-Mumbai Highway and intercepted an auto-rickshaw on October 21, the official said. On searching the vehicle, the police found that the occupants had 35.9 kg of ganja, valued at Rs 8.22 lakh, in their possession, he said.