Thane (Maha): The police arrested a 78- year-old man from Navi Mumbai for allegedly possessing codeine, a banned narcotic substance, worth over Rs 2 lakh, an official said on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the Navi Mumbai Police's anti-narcotic cell laid a trap and nabbed the man on Monday near a garden in the Kalamboli area, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Tushar Doshi said. The police seized 16.2 kg of codeine from the
possession of the accused, identified as Mahendrasingh Bhagatsingh, he said.