Man held with ganja worth Rs 4.27 lakh in Thane district

THANE: (Mar 20) A 46-year-old man has been arrested for alleged possession of ganja worth Rs 4.27 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.

The crime branch unit-II of Bhiwandi police on Wednesday apprehended Kuldeep Bacchu Singh, a resident of the Mithpada-Sangampada area, with 8 kg of the contraband, an official said.

The seized ganja is worth Rs 4.27 lakh, he said, adding that the accused, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.