26 August,2023 03:13 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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The Thane Police have arrested two Bihar natives and seized 2.6 kg charas worth Rs 30 lakh from them.
The accused duo was identified as Prashant Kumar Rambabu Singh (27) and Premshankar Laxminarayan Thakur (23), both residents of Sitamarhi in Bihar.
They were arrested at Kopri in Thane on Friday by the Crime Unit-V of Thane police's crime.
Senior inspector Vikas Ghodke of the crime unit-V said, "The police had received a tip-off that some persons were coming to Thane to sell charas. Accordingly, a trap was laid near a school in Thane east and the duo was nabbed."
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"During their search, the accused were found carrying 2.6 kg charas and Nepal currency notes," the police said.
"An offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against them at the Kopri police station," he said.
The accused were produced in a local court, which remanded them in police custody till August 29.
(with inputs from PTI)
