After Dwarka, Valsad police in Gujarat seize Afghani charas from coast
The packets, weighing 11.746 kg, had “similar” Arabic inscriptions to those seized by Dwarka police on June 8.
A forensic examination found the packets had high-value Afghani charas. (Representative/ Thinkstock) In a first on the South Gujarat coastline, Valsad police have found 11 packets of Afghani charas (produced from live cannabis grown in Afghanistan) at Udvada in Pardi taluka.
Police seized the packets weighing 11.746 kg. The international market value of one kilogram is Rs. 50 lakh.
On Monday evening, a fisherman found an abandoned bag lying behind a local kindergarten school near Rohit colony. He opened it to find the packets, and called the police.
A case has been registered under the NDPS Act and investigations are on.
When Pardi police seized the packets, they reportedly noted that they had some inscriptions in Arabic. A forensic examination found the packets had high-value Afghani charas. On coordinating with Dwarka police, who had also seized contraband from a coastal area on June 8, they found that the packets and inscriptions were “similar”, Pardi Police inspector G R Gadhvi told The Indian Express.
Gadhvi said, “The suspected contraband was packed in three layers of plastic packing bags, which was then put in a big bag. One of the packets was found to be torn and some contraband was missing. Dwarka police, a state anti-terrorist squad, and a state special operation group are parallelly inspecting the details.”
Soon after the seizure, Valsad police carried out foot patrolling on the seacoast area.
“The Valsad coastline area is 70 km long, and it is for the first time that such a consignment was found,” the inspector added.
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