Authorities in Thane district, Maharashtra, detained a drug peddler, Ashraf Rahium Beig, alias Danny, on Friday in Mumbra's Jeevan Baug area, seizing eight kilograms of ganja and other narcotics valued at Rs 3.60 lakh, as confirmed by an official on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, the police established a trap that led to Beig's arrest. Upon searching him, officials discovered 140 bottles of cough syrup and eight kilograms of ganja, estimated at a total worth of Rs 3,60,000, the PTI report stated.