A 43-year-old man has been apprehended by the Thane police in Maharashtra with charas valued at approximately Rs 80 lakh. The arrest took place on Wednesday evening in the Majiwada area of Thane city, as the Crime Unit V of Wagle Estate division acted on inputs, newswire PTI reported.

The suspect, identified as Abhay Parshuram Pagdhare, hailing from Dahanu in the neighboring Palghar district, was caught in the act of attempting to sell the illicit substance to an individual from Mumbai. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Shivraj Patil revealed that Pagdhare was found in possession of 8.8 kg of charas, with an estimated street value of Rs 80.82 lakh, the PTI report said.