4kg ganja seized in Lakadganj; accused from MP arrested
The seizure — 4.154 grams of ganja — was made in the presence of two panchas during a spot raid carried out by police sub-inspector Sagar Shinde and his team. The accused was taken into custody and booked under Sections 8(a), 20(b)(ii)(B), and 29 of the NDPS Act.
As per police reports, Dhiware was staying at a rented house behind Jat Durga Mandir in Itarsi and is suspected to have links with local drug peddlers. Another individual, approximately 30 years old, also from Itarsi, has been named in connection with the crime.
Cops have also launched a hunt for an unknown person suspected to be the source of the narcotics.
The entire operation was conducted under the supervision of Senior PI Hemant Chandewar, along with a dedicated team of officers including Narendra Waghmare, Mahesh Jadhav, Hitesh Rathod, Arvind Tayde, and Suraj Deshmukh.
The accused was arrested on the same day, and further investigations are underway to bust the supply chain and trace the origin of the ganja.
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