Mumbai Crime: Man held with charas worth Rs 50 lakh

He has been charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

A 30-year-old man was held in Bhandup in Mumbai allegedly with 2.5 kilograms of charas worth Rs 50 lakh in the illicit market, police said on Friday.

The man, a resident of Siwan in Bihar, was held by a Crime Branch Unit V team on Thursday on a specific tip off that a person would be smuggling charas into the metropolis from Nepal, an official said.

He has been charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the official added.

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