Man arrested with cannabis worth Rs. 9 lakhs from Maharashtra

A man was Monday arrested allegedly with cannabis worth Rs 9 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane district, an Anti Narcotic Cell official said. Acting on a tip-off, an ANC team of Thane police laid a trap at Shil Phata area here and apprehended the man when he arrived near a hotel on a scooter, said ANC senior inspector Kishore Khairnar.

He identified the accused as Amol Hirve, a resident of Turbhe in Navi Mumbai, and said 28.5 kilograms of the drug was seized from him. A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Shil Daighar police station, Khairnar said.