Pune: 1,878 kg ganja worth Rs 3.75cr seized, 6 arrested

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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence's Pune unit has seized 1,878 kilograms of ganja worth Rs 3.75 crore in the illicit market from a truck, leading to the arrest of six people, an official said on Friday.

The operation was conducted on the Solapur-Pune highway on Thursday following a tip off, he said. "Ganja was packed in 40 bags kept amid jackfruit and pineapple pieces in the truck. A car was escorting the truck. The contraband had come from Andhra Pradesh and was destined for a place in Pune," the DRI official said.

He identified the arrested accused as Vilas Pawar, Abhishek Ghawte, Vinod Rathod, Raju Gondhwe, Shriniwas Pawar and Dharamaraj Shinde.

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