Maharashtra: 2.6 kg charas worth Rs 30 lakh seized in Thane

Police had detained two people in Thane, Maharashtra, and had taken 2.6 kilogramme of charas worth Rs 30 lakh from them on Saturday. According to police, the Crime Unit-V of the Thane police's crime department detained the accused pair, who are natives of Sitamarhi in Bihar, on Friday at Kopri in Thane.

The police had received a tip-off that some persons were coming to Thane to sell charas. Accordingly, a trap was laid near a school in Thane east and the duo was nabbed," senior inspector Vikas Ghodke of the crime unit-V said. During their search, the accused were found carrying 2.6 kg charas and Nepal currency notes, he said.

The duo was identified as Prashant Kumar Rambabu Singh (27) and Premshankar Laxminarayan Thakur (23), both residents of Sitamarhi in Bihar, the police said. An offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against them at the Kopri police station, he said.

After being arrested, the accused were produced in a local court, which remanded them in police custody till August 29. Prima facie, the accused had brought the narcotics from Nepal, the official said, adding that investigation into the case is on.