Over 250kg hashish wash up on eight Ratnagiri beaches in four days

Over 250kg hashish (charas) have been seized by customs department from seven different beaches in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district. se contraband items were swept ashore between August 14 and August 17 in different plastic packets. 

A sample of illegal substance was sent for chemical analysis test, following which it was determined to be hashish.

items, wrapped in plastic packets, reportedly washed up on Murud, Karde, Kolthare, Lghar, Kelshi, Borya, Burondi, Dabhol beaches in Ratnagiri region.

Elaborating on matter, a source in Maharashtra police said, " patrolling team of customs department initially found 10 suspicious packs (collectively weighing about 12 kg) in moist condition at Karde beach on August 14. After testing, it was confirmed to be hashish. Following this, police were alerted and massive search operations were carried out on or beaches of Ratnagiri region, and in a span of four-five days, more hashish was recovered."

Confirming news, Ratnagiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Dhananjay Kulkarni told Republic, " recovered packets have Afghani labels on m. banned items were eir dumped with intention of smuggling or fell from a faulty vessel. Approximately, 250kg of hashish has been recovered. We suspect that parcels were eir coming from Pakistan or Afghanistan through sea route. We have alerted ncies concerned regarding this and furr investigation is underway.”