'Charas' estimated at Rs 1.5 crore seized, 2 arrested
Maharajganj, June 12 (UNI) Customs officials here today seized 500 kgs 'charas' estimated at Rs 1.5 crore being smuggled from Nepal on a truck.
Truck driver Zulfiqar and cleaner Rajesh had been arrested and were being questioned.
Senior Customs Superintendent Y K Gupta said the haul was made in Sonauli town on the Indo-Nepal border in the district.
The narcotic substance was recovered on routine checking of vehicles, he added.
Investigations were on.
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Story first published: Tuesday, June 13, 2006, 9:18 [IST]