Three arrested in Bhiwandi town with ganja worth Rs 37.37 lakh

Police have arrested three persons, two of them working as drivers, and seized 74.584 kilograms of ganja worth over Rs 37.37 lakh from different locations in Bhiwandi town of Thane district, officials said on Friday.

Talking to reporters, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Amarsingh Jadhav said, ''Following specific intelligence inputs, officers of Crime Unit-II, Bhiwandi, acted swiftly and nabbed three accused who were in possession of ganja meant for illegal sale in the local market.'' The accused were identified by police as Faizal Akbar Ansari (44), a driver from Kalyan town in the district, Abdul Rahman Mujahid Ansari (20), a labourer from Bhiwandi, and Anwar Jamiluddin Ansari (34), also a driver, from Bhiwandi.

Explaining the sequence of events, DCP Jadhav said, ''Acting on a tip-off that some persons were arriving at Dargah Road in Bhiwandi to sell the contraband on Thursday, a team led by senior inspector Janardhan Sonawane of Crime Unit-II laid a trap.'' The trap was successful as one of the suspects was intercepted as he reached the location with the banned substance. Subsequent searches and raids also yielded narcotics, said the police officer.

''The police, in searches carried out on Faizal and Abdul Ansari, and during a raid at the residence of Anwar, seized a total of 74.584 kilograms of ganja,'' Jadhav said, adding the total value of the seized contraband was Rs 37,37,400.

A case under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at the Bhoiwada Police Station under the Bhiwandi division. All three accused are being interrogated, he added.

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