The crime branch of Chandigarh police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a 28-year old man and recovered charas worth Rs50 lakh from his possession.
lokesh Kumar, a resident of District Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh, was arrested while he was carrying charas weighing 5.5kg. The contraband has been recovered from his possession.Jagbeer Singh, DSP, Crime branch, said that the police received secret information about a drug peddler.Acting upon the information, a check post was laid in the industrial area and the accused was arrested with the contraband. During questioning, Kumar admitted that he is a drug peddler and procured the contraband from Himachal.