Mumbai, Mar 19 (PTI) Police seized 286.68 kg ganja valued at Rs 71.68 lakh after raiding a tenement in Bandra area of Mumbai and arrested a 36-year-old man, an official said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Imran Kamaluddin Ansari, had allegedly brought the cannabis for selling it to customers, an official said.

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The seizure was made from a chawl (tenement) situated on K C Road in Bandra (west).

A case was registered at Bandra police station. The crime branch is investigating the case, the official said.

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