Dharamshala (HP), May 11 (PTI) The police in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on Monday arrested three persons after 1.34 kg of ‘charas’ (hashish) was recovered from their possession, an official said.
The police team was conducting routine patrolling and checking suspicious vehicles near Defence Road, Kopra, when they stopped two car — an Alto and a Honda BR-V — for inspection.
During a search, police recovered 1.34 kg of hashish from the accused in the vehicles, Superintendent of Police, Nurpur, Kulbhushan Verma said.
Police has registered a case against the accused under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
All three have been taken into custody, and both vehicles have been impounded.
The accused were identified as Saif Ali (30), Abdullah (33) and Farooq (20), all residents of Churah area of Chamba district, the official said, adding that further investigation is underway. PTI COR BPL ARB ARB
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