Man arrested with more than 9 kg charas

New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI) In a snap search, police seized more than nine kg of charas and arrested a 35-year-old from Roshanara Park in North Delhi.

Islam, who had come to peddle the drug in the area, was arrested last evening follwoing a tip-off, police said today.

Charas powder, weighing 9.12 kg was seized from the possession of the accused who hailed from Moradabad (Uttar pradesh) and worked as a labourer at a brick kiln in Bhagalpur, Bihar.

On interrogation the father of four said poor economic condition drove him to switch to drug peddling.

UNI