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Indian police said on Saturday they had charged senior executives of Amazon.com's local unit under natrcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer. Police in the central Madhya Pradesh state arrested two men with 20  kg (44 lb) of marijuana on Nov. 14 and found they were using the Amazon  India website to order and further smuggle the substance in the guise of  stevia leaves, a natural sweetener, to other Indian states. State police said in a statement that executive directors of Amazon  India were being named as accused under the Narcotic Drugs and  Psychotropic Substances Act due to differences in answers in documents  provided by the company in response to police questions and facts  unearthed by discussion.


Police did not disclose how many executives were charged. The police, who had previously summoned and spoken to Amazon  executives in the case, estimate that about 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of  marijuana, worth roughly $148,000, was sold via Amazon. Amazon said in a statement that it does not allow the listing and  sale of legally prohibited products, adding that it takes strict action against sellers in case of any contravention. "The issue was notified to us and we are currently investigating it,"....