1.3 kg ganja seized in Nagpur's Kapil Nagar area, one held, three sought
Crime Branch's anti-narcotics squad raided a shed in Kamgar Nagar and arrested a 40-year-old man; police are searching for three others.
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The anti-narcotics squad of the Crime Branch raided a site in the Kapil Nagar police station area of Nagpur to curb the drug trade in the city. One accused was arrested in the action. Police seized 1 kg 300 grams of ganja and a mobile phone from him. The total value of the seized goods has been put at Rs 75,000.
According to information from the police, the action was carried out last night in the Kamgar Nagar area. The spot was a tin shed on the bank of a drain, near the Indian Oil petrol pump. The police team conducted the raid in front of this shed.
During the action, police took 40-year-old Mahesh Shriram Sangole into custody. He is said to be a resident of Takshashila Nagar, near the ghat, in the Nari Gaon area.
Police recovered 1.3 kg of ganja from the accused, with an estimated value of Rs 65,000. Apart from the ganja, a mobile phone was also seized. The seized goods, including the ganja and the phone, have been valued at Rs 75,000.
Police are searching for three more people in the case. They include Miraj Ali alias Pappu Mohammed Yunus Ansari, a resident of Kamgar Nagar, Nadeem alias Baba Ansari, and a man named Babloo. The search for all three continues.
Police suspect that some more people may have had a role in the case. For this reason, aspects related to a possible network for the supply and smuggling of the narcotic substance are being investigated.
A case has been registered at Kapil Nagar police station under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police are continuing the investigation while searching for the remaining suspects.
