Three held with five kg charas

The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch arrested three persons for possession of five kg charas worth Rs 3.5 lakh on Saturday.

The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch arrested three persons for possession of five kg charas worth Rs 3.5 lakh on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, the three accused Raj Kumar Rameshwar Roy (22), Subhod Dinanath Parel (20) and Radhasham Suresh Giri (26) were arrested after the cops seized five kg of charas from their possession in the parking lot of Navrathan Hotel in Sector 17, Navi Mumbai on Saturday afternoon, ACP Devidas Ghevare said.

The trio were later brought to the Vashi police station and during investigations, they revealed the consignment was in the name of Sham Mishra.

Investigations are on and the police are trying to trace Mishra, said the ACP.

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