Thane, March 20 A 46-year-old man has been arrested in Thane district, Maharashtra, for allegedly possessing ganja worth Rs 4.27 lakh, police said on Friday.
The crime branch unit-II of Bhiwandi police apprehended Kuldeep Bacchu Singh, a resident of the Mithpada-Sangampada area, on Wednesday, along with 8 kg of the contraband, an official said.
The seized ganja is worth Rs 4.27 lakh, he said, adding that the accused, who is from Uttar Pradesh, has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
An investigation is underway to identify the source of the contraband and the intended recipients, the official said.
