<p>Around 17 kg of cannabis worth Rs 69 lakh was found abandoned at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/sugar-rush-23269898" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Murud beach</a>, in Maharashtra`s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-rains-flood-like-situation-in-ratnagiri-raigad-due-to-heavy-rainfall-23298827" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Ratnagiri</a>, an official said.</p>
<p>According to the police, the incident came to light on Monday evening when some tourists spotted a bag lying unattended at the beach.</p>
<p>"After being alerted, a police team from Dapoli taluka rushed to the spot and found some narcotics substance stuffed in the bag," the police said.</p>
<p>"After verification it was established that the substance was charas," added the police official.</p>
<p>The police seized the contraband and registered an offence against unidentified persons under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act).</p>
<p>Further investigation was underway.</p>
<p><strong>(with inputs from PTI)</strong></p><p>
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Around 17 kg of cannabis worth Rs 69 lakh was found abandoned at the Murud beach, in Maharashtra`s Ratnagiri, an official said

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