India, Dec. 18 -- The Pune police have unearthed a sophisticated, hydroponic Ganja cultivation and drug distribution racket operating from a rented flat in Pimpri-Chinchwad, leading to the arrest of five persons and seizure of narcotics and related material worth nearly Rs.3.45 crore. The police have also frozen Rs.7.80 lakh found in bank accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, and foreign currency linked to the accused.

It all started with the arrest of a peddler in Khadki during routine patrolling. The police apprehended Tushar Varma, 21, a Delhi native currently staying in Susgaon, and seized 1.194 kg of Ganja and an electronic weighing scale from him. A case was registered against Varma under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances ...