Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 26 (ANI): The Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) of the Himachal Police seized 9.923 kg of cannabis along with the arrest of two persons in the Mandi district, police said on Thursday.

According to ANTF officials, the accused have been identified as Girdhari Lal Singh (26) and Arun Kumar (22).

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"One car has also been recovered from the accused's possession," they said.

A case under sections 20, 25, and 29 of the NDPS (Narcotics, Drugs, and Psychotropic Substances) Act has been registered against the duo at the police station in Sunder Nagar.

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The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) was constituted by the state police to curb the drug menace in the state. The ANTF has three field units at Kangra, Kullu, and Shimla in the state. (ANI)

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