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450 kg Ganja seized in Ahilyanagar district

Nashik, Dec 11 (UNI) Sangmner police seized approximately 450 Kg of cannabis in Sukewadi Shivar near the Sangamner taluka in Ahilyanagar district on Thursday.
According to police sources, the officers had received reliable information that a person named Padwal was in possession of a large quantity of cannabis in Sukewadi Shivara. Upon receiving the information, senior officers immediately formed a team and planned the action. When the team raided Sukewadi Shivara at the appointed time, a large quantity of cannabis was found in the inner room of the house as well as in a small vehicle. The police were shocked during the initial inspection, as it was observed that the weight of the seized cannabis was in the hundreds of kilos.
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