India News | Man, 30, Arrested with 'charas' Worth Rs 1 Cr from UP's Maharajganj
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday with narcotic substance worth Rs 1 crore in the international market, police said.
Mahrajganj (UP), Jul 12 (PTI) A 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday with narcotic substance worth Rs 1 crore in the international market, police said.
Vishal Chaurasiya was on his way to Bihar, his home state, from Nepal Tuesday morning, when he was arrested at Shikarpur with 9 kg charas, Superintendent of Police, Mahrajganj, Dr Kaustubh told reporters.
He said that the police are interrogating the man, who they suspect is a carrier.
Another member of the gang managed to escape and a hunt is on to nab him, the SP said.
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The accused has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he added.
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