Himachal Pradesh: Five arrested with narcotic substances in Bilaspur

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Police have arrested five people here and recovered huge quantities of narcotic substances from them, officials said on Tuesday.

A team of Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Kullu recovered 148 grams of chitta from a youth from Uttar Pradesh, they said.

He was travelling in a Volvo bus from Delhi to Manali when the team intercepted the bus at Swarghat barrier and arrested him, they said.

In a separate case, the police recovered 165 grams of charas from three people near Chhadoland area.

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A case under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against them and the accused have been arrested.

A police spokesperson said a police team from Bilapsur arrested an alleged drug peddler near village Gasod in Jukhala and recovered 6.74 grams of chitta and Rs 16,700 in cash from his house.

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