Chennai, Nov 22 (PTI) Over 300 kg of marijuana and 500 gm of hashish oil totally worth Rs 1.30 crore were seized from a boat in a joint operation with the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Coast Guard said on Tuesday.

Four crew of a boat which was fleeing at high speed on seeing the authorities near Rameswaram off Tamil Nadu coast were apprehended on Monday by the officials of the Coast Guard Mandapam station.

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Initial examination led to the retrieval of 300 kg of marijauana that was concealed in eight gunny bags, 500 gm of hashish oil with a market value of Rs 1.30 crore from the boat, an official release said.

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