32.05 kg of Afghani charas worth Rs 16 crore found abandoned on Dwarka coast
Gujarat Police recovered 30 packets of high-quality Afghani charas weighing 32.05 kg, which they valued at Rs 16 crore, lying abandoned on the coast at Varala village in Devbhumi Dwarka district. Fishermen volunteers of the Sagar Suraksha Dal found the packets on patrol; police registered an NDPS Act case against unknown persons and reported no arrests.
🇮🇳 Coast at Varala village, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat · India
Gujarat Police recovered high-quality Afghani charas worth Rs 16 crore lying
abandoned on the coast of Devbhumi Dwarka district on Friday, 7 June 2024.[1]A team of the Sagar Suraksha Dal, a group of volunteer fishermen who keep watch
on the coast, found three plastic bags holding 30 packets while patrolling near
Varala village.[2]Each packet weighed nearly one kilogram.[1]Forensic
officials who examined the packets confirmed the contents as high-quality charas
weighing 32.05 kg in all.[1]Gujarat Police said the charas was produced from
live cannabis grown in Afghanistan.[3]
The Forensic Science Laboratory reached the spot and confirmed the packets
contained charas.[2]No one was arrested in the find, and the force said it
was searching the coast for more packets.[2]
In April, the same Dwarka police had recovered one kilogram of charas worth Rs
52 lakh from the coast in Varvala village.[1]
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Left out, as its quotation was not found in The Indian Express: Police registered an offence under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act against unknown persons and began a probe.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in The Indian Express: Deputy Superintendent of Police Hardik Prajapati said patrolling had been increased across a 50-kilometre coastal stretch covering about 10 to 12 villages, with checks in coastal villages and drone cameras used in surveillance.
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