Surat police seize 700 kg of drugs, three arrested

Updated: Sep 13th, 2024


In a major crackdown on drug trafficking, Surat police uncovered a massive amount of drugs from Naroli village.

According to sources, Police Inspector Chetan Jadhav of Olpad police received a tip-off regarding 28 kilograms of weed, leading to the arrest of three suspects. During interrogation, the suspects revealed the location of a warehouse filled with weed (also known as cannabis or marijuana). Although they could describe the route to the warehouse, they were unable to provide the exact location.

PI Jadhav and his team, along with local police, then followed the suspects to Nani Naroli village, where the warehouse was located. Upon raiding the site, they found 700 kg of weed worth ₹75 lakh.

Olpad police had previously achieved success in arresting individuals involved in cyber fraud and busted a counterfeit gutkha factory. The ATS had also successfully raided an MD drugs manufacturing facility in Palsana Taluka’s Kareli village.

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