Nagpur: The Anti-Narcotics Squad of the Nagpur Crime Branch seized 1.3 kg of ganja worth approximately ₹65,000 and arrested a 40-year-old man during a raid near the Ring Road in Kamgar Nagar on October 14.

The action was carried out between 10 pm and 11.50 pm in an open space beside a drain, in front of a tin shed near an Indian Oil petrol pump in Kamgar Nagar, Nagpur.

The arrested accused has been identified as Mahesh Shriram Sangole (40), a resident of Takshashila Nagar near the ghat in Nari village, within the jurisdiction of Kapil Nagar police station.

Apart from the contraband, the police seized an Oppo mobile phone valued at approximately ₹10,000. The total value of the seized property is estimated at ₹75,000.

According to the police, ganja was found in the accused’s possession at the spot. A case is being registered at Kapil Nagar police station under Sections 8(c), 20(b) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

The police are also searching for three other suspects identified as Miraj Ali alias Pappu Mohammed Yunus Ansari, a resident of Kamgar Nagar; Nadeem alias Baba Ansari; and another person known as Bablu.

The operation was conducted by the Anti-Narcotics Squad of the Nagpur Crime Branch.