18 January,2023 01:15 PM IST | Thane | PTI
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Police have seized 100 tonnes of urea after raiding a godown in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Wednesday.
Action will be taken if it is found that the urea stock was stored illegally, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-2 Bhiwandi, Navnath Dhavle said.
Urea is widely used in the agriculture sector as a fertiliser.
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Based on a tip-off that the urea was stored illegally, the police on Tuesday raided the godown at Purna in Bhiwandi town and seized the stock, the official said.
A sample of the seized stock has been sent to Nashik for testing, he added.
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