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Drug bust in Palghar: Maharashtra Police seize Rs 44 lakh brown sugar; 3 held

Drug bust in Palghar: Maharashtra Police seize Rs 44 lakh brown sugar; 3 held

Police have arrested two persons and detained a juvenile after seizing brown sugar valued at over Rs 44 lakh in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Tuesday. Raid based on tip-off Acting on a tip-off about drug trafficking activities, police conducted a raid at a flat in a building in the Pandit Pada area of Saphala on Sunday, District Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh said, PTI reported.  During the operation, police recovered 224.61 grams of brown sugar, valued at Rs 44,92,200. Cash, packing materials, and other items were also seized, taking the total value of the recovery to Rs 45,25,850. Accused arrested Police arrested Kudhabax Mohammad Sahid (38), a resident of Uttarakhand, and Heena Jamil Ahmed (35), hailing from Uttar Pradesh. A juvenile was also detained in the case, the official said, the news agency reported.  Case under NDPS Act An FIR was registered on Monday against the accused under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Custody and further action The arrested accused were produced before a local …