18 kg cannabis seized in HP

Mandi, Mar 10 (UNI) In one of the biggest seizure of cannabis in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh this year, police sources today said they have seized 18 kg of the contraband and arrested four people, including two Italians.

Acting on a tip off that a large quantity of cannabis was being smuggled into the town, a police team set up a check post at Katindhi on the Mandi-Kataula road and recovered the contraband from two bags in a Santro car.

The sources said four people, including two Italians, have been arrested under the NDPS Act.

The four have been identified as Anglow Phalcon, Simon, Deepak Sharma and Gopal Sharma, the sources said, adding that a case has been registered and investigations were on.

It was, however, not clear where the contraband was being smuggled or from where it had been procured.

UNI