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Rs 38 Lakh Dry Opium Seized in Thane; One Arrested, Another Flees

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News18•07-03-2026, 12:00

Rs 38 Lakh Dry Opium Seized in Thane; One Arrested, Another Flees

•Police seized dry opium worth Rs 38 lakh from a car and a pickup van in Thane district, Maharashtra.
•The vehicles were intercepted near a crusher unit on the road between Ovlikhind and Mankoli in Bhiwandi on Thursday.
•Rakeshkumar Bhavarlal Godara (30), a native of Chhattisgarh, was arrested with the contraband.
•One of the drivers managed to flee the scene, and a search is underway to trace the absconding accused.
•Authorities are investigating the source of the contraband and its intended destination.

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