Anti-narcotics cell seizes 10kg ganja worth Rs 6.19 lakh, two women held
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : The anti-narcotics cell of the city police seized over 10kg of ganja, a mobile phone and a two-wheeler collectively worth Rs 6.2 lakh, and arrested two women near Waluj for allegedly possessing the contraband for sale. Information can be shared with the anti-narcotics cell through WhatsApp on 9684702002. He appealed to citizens to share credible information about drug peddling and substance abuse so that police could take timely action.
Assistant inspector Sachin Jadhav said police seized the ganja and other articles and were probing the source of the supply as well as the involvement of other suspects. Police said his role was under investigation. Commissioner of police Pravin Pawar said the city police were continuing their crackdown on the sale and distribution of narcotic substances.
A team intercepted the women near Hotel Yograj on the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Ahilyanagar road and recovered the suspected contraband. Preliminary investigation indicated that the women had allegedly procured the contraband from Mahesh Gaikwad of Gadhe Pimpalgaon in Vaijapur taluka. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at Waluj police station against the two women and others. Police have urged citizens to report instances of drug sales, consumption and the use of premises for substance abuse.
Police said the action was taken on Tuesday after the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) received specific information about ganja being transported for sale.