Three persons have been arrested for alleged possession of 4 kg cannabis worth Rs 8 lakh at Kalva near here in Maharashtra, police said Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, crime branch officials nabbed Samir Alam Mohammad Ismail Shaikh and and Venkat Kale on June 8, said DCP, Crime, Deepak Deoraj.
Police also seized a two-wheeler and Rs 53,000 cash from their possession.
Based on interrogation, police arrested Aslam Ansari, the alleged supplier of the contraband, from Navi Mumbai, the DCP said.
The trio have been booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
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