Duo held with Hashish worth Rs 8 lakh

A duo was arrested for allegedly possessing 4 kg Hashish worth Rs 8 lakh from suburban Oshiwara, police said today.

Acting on a specific information, sleuths laid a trap last night near Aksa Masjid and apprehended a woman and a man with the narcotic, a senior police official said.

The accused were produced in a local court which remanded them in police custody till August 30, he added.