Kolkata, Jan 19 (PTI) Two drug peddlers have been arrested from here after nearly two kg of charas, a narcotic substance, was recovered from their possession, police said on Wednesday.

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Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Task Force personnel of the Kolkata Police conducted a search operation in an area near the EM Bypass under the Beliaghata Police Station limits on Monday and seized the contraband, a senior officer said.

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"We have recovered 1.99 kg of charas worth Rs 20 lakh from their possession," he said.

A case has been registered against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the officer added.

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