India News | Man Held with Brown Sugar Worth Rs 1.8 Lakh in Palghar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Maharashtra's Palghar district after seizing brown sugar worth Rs 1.8 lakh from his possession, an official said on Wednesday.
Palghar, Sep 27 (PTI) Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Maharashtra's Palghar district after seizing brown sugar worth Rs 1.8 lakh from his possession, an official said on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap at Hanuman Nagar in Nallasopara area here on Monday evening.
When the accused reached the spot, the police nabbed him. During a search, the police recovered 18 gm of brown sugar from his possession, senior police inspector Pramod Badakh said.
A case has been registered against the accused under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said.
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The police were trying to find out from where the accused got the contraband and to whom he planned to sell it, he added.
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