The sleuths of Sashastra Suraksha Bal (SSB) manning the Indo-Nepal border has arrested five drug peddlers of Nepal in Balrampur district on Friday. They claimed to have seized from their possession 75 kilograms of charas worth Rs 8 crore in the international market.
Superintendent of Police(SP)in Balrampur, BD Shukla said that the drug peddlers were arrested on Friday evening from Koyalabas jungle area when they were trying to sneak into the Indian side. The youths arrested were identified as Ramesh Sonar(33), Bahadur(28), lal Bahadur(30), Ram Kumar (28) and Krishna Sonar(20). All over native of Behtar Mawali khola in Dang district of Nepal.
During the interrogation, the drug peddlers disclosed that they were asked to deliver the charas in Kullu Manali in Himachal Pradesh and they would be paid Rs 3,000 per kilogram after the delivery. One Vijay of Nepal is said to be the main kingpin and the arrested youths were the carriers, Shukla added.