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State Excise Department seizes Rs 1.14 crore worth of cannabis in Navi Mumbai, 2 held

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Navi Mumbai: The State Excise Department apprehended two persons in Taloja, Navi Mumbai, seizing cannabis worth Rs 1.14 crore.

Acting on a tip-off, officers intercepted a car on the Mumbra-Panvel Highway near Taloja, uncovering 414 kg of cannabis.

Officials from the State Excise Department stated that they received confidential information about drug trafficking in a car. During the search, they discovered 414 kg of cannabis.

The department has registered a case under the NDPS Act and arrested Arif Zakir Sheikh, 25, and Parvez Sheikh, 29. (with Agency inputs)


 

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