Nagpur crime branch arrests man with 1.3 kg ganja in Kapilnagar area

The anti-narcotics squad of the Nagpur crime branch has arrested a man in a crackdown on ganja smuggling in the city. Police seized 1 kg 300 g of ganja and a mobile phone from him, with the total seizure valued at Rs 75,000.

According to police, the action was carried out near the Indian Oil petrol pump in the Kamgar Nagar area under Kapilnagar police station limits, on the edge of a drain in front of a tin shed. Mahesh Shriram Sangole, 40, a resident of Takshashila Nagar, near the ghat, Nari village, has been taken into custody. The seized ganja is valued at about Rs 65,000.

Police are looking for Miraj Ali alias Pappu Mohammad Yunus Ansari, a resident of Kamgar Nagar, Nadeem alias Baba Ansari, and a man named Babloo.

A case has been registered at Kapilnagar police station under the relevant sections of the NDPS Act. Police are examining the role of other suspects and a possible network linked to the supply of ganja.