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Maha: LCB seizes cannabis worth Rs₹ 28.58 lakh from sorghum field in Nandurbar, 1 detained

Nandurbar, Oct 13 (UNI) In a major operation, the Nandurbar Local Crime Branch (LCB) seized 58.246 kg of cannabis plants worth Rs ₹28,58,300 from an illegal cannabis cultivation site at Modarapada Hunakhamb in Akkalkuwa taluka.
The cannabis plants were illegally cultivated amid a sorghum crop. Police detained a 60-year-old accused, identified as Sotya Kalya Tadvi, in connection with the case.
A case has been registered against him at Molgi Police Station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The operation was carried out on the instructions of Superintendent of Police Ashwini Sanap ahead of the upcoming festive season. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Local Crime Branch, led by Police Inspector Abhishek Patil, raided the location and uncovered the illegal cannabis cultivation.
The investigation is underway. UNI BHG SS
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