Sakoli police seize 12.656 kg of ganja on NH-53, arrest two Thane men
Sakoli police trapped two Thane residents at a dhaba on NH-53 near Charghav Phata and seized 12.656 kg of ganja in two trolley bags. Police valued the ganja at Rs 6,32,800 and registered a case at Sakoli police station under the narcotics law.
🇮🇳 Highway Point dhaba, Charghav Phata, NH-53, Sakoli, Bhandara, Maharashtra · India
Sakoli police laid a trap outside the Highway Point dhaba on National Highway 53
at Charghav Phata after a tip-off that two men were coming there to sell ganja.[1]Officers took the two suspects into custody as they arrived, thwarting an
attempt to smuggle ganja along the highway.[1]
Police seized12 kg656 g of ganja from two trolley bags; the two men taken into
custody are Sahil Sanjay Pawar, 29, and Ram Maruti Sasane, 35, both from Thane.[1]Police valued the ganja at Rs 6,32,800.[1]
A case was registered at Sakoli police station under the relevant provisions of
the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.[1]Police said they were
investigating where the ganja came from, who it was meant to be sold to and who
else was involved in the deal.[1]Sakoli is in Bhandara district in eastern
Maharashtra, where Sakoli police have carried out similar highway operations
before.[1]
The operation was carried out under the guidance of district police chief Nurul
Hasan, additional superintendent of police Nilesh More and Pawni subdivision
police officer Jotika Ingle, who also holds additional charge of Sakoli.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The sources give no separate day for the trap; the incident date is approximate and the opened account was published on 10 November.
A short aggregation summary puts the seized property at more than Rs 6.44 lakh, against Rs 6.32 lakh in the police account, and the reason for the difference is unexplained.
No charge sheet, court production or custody decision has been reported.
The ganja's origin and intended buyer were still under investigation and no supplier was named.
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