Seven held with 109 kg ganja
The accused were identified as Prashant Ganesh Pasalkar alias Nana, 29, Lata Ganesh Jadhav, 40, Sachin Dilip Ranavare, 37, Rohan Pandurang Pawar, Rahul Baburao Dhavre, 28, Gaurav Natekar, 26, all residents of Pune, and Pawan Deep alias Jeevan, a resident of Odisha, is suspected to be the main supplier of ganja.
According to the police, the accused travelled to Odisha to procure the narcotics and were transporting it to Pune via Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Suryapet and Hyderabad.
Four of the arrested have a history of serious criminal offences ranging from drug trafficking to violent crimes - including robbery, assault, and attempted murder. Prashant Pasalkar, the prime accused, was involved in ganja transportation for nearly four years and was previously arrested by Kodad police in Suryapet district under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Apart from the ganja, the police also seized six mobile phones, cash amounting to ₹9,700, and the two vehicles used in the operation. Further investigations are under way.
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