Thane, February 26 Three individuals have been arrested allegedly with hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 12.91 crore, the Navi Mumbai police said on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid near the CIDCO Exhibition Centre and the Rajasthan Bhavan, close to the Vashi railway station, on February 26, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I) Pankaj Dahane told reporters.
"The police team intercepted a car at 5am that day and found 12.910 kilograms of hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 12.91 crore concealed in a trolley bag. We arrested Shyam Shivkumar Vanvani (45) from Ulhasnagar, as well as Sandeep Dilip Patil (35) and Aniket Sunil Telangi (27), both from Parvati in Pune," the DCP said.
'Hydro cannabis' is a term used for cannabis grown using hydroponics, a soil-free method of cultivation using nutrient-rich water solutions.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at the Vashi police station, and further investigation to unravel the complete trafficking network is underway, Dahane said.