Motihari (Bihar), Sep 21 (PTI) Two persons have been arrested and 26.4 kg charas seized from their possession in Bihar's East Champaran district, police said on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a car at a toll plaza in Chakia police station area on Saturday night and seized the charas (hashish) worth crores of rupees from the vehicle, district Superintendent of Police, Navin Chandra Jha, said.

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Two persons, both residents of Maharashtra, have been arrested, the officer said, adding the duo was on its way to the western state after buying the contraband at Muzaffarpur.

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