Maha: Ganja worth Rs 25,000 recovered, man held

Palghar, November 6 dmanewsdesk:  Police have arrested a man at Nalasopara in Maharashtra’s Palghar district and recovered from him ganja worth Rs 25,000, an official said on Saturday.

The accused, Rizwan Abdul Khan, 24, was nabbed by a team of the crime detection unit of Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police commissionerate on Thursday.

“Acting on a tip-off, the police kept a vigil behind a lodge in Pelhar Road area of Nalasopara and nabbed the accused. Over 2.4 kg ganja worth Rs 25,000 was recovered from him,” a statement by the MBVV police said.

A offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against Khan at Pelhar police station, it said.

Source: PTI