Cannabis worth ₹50 lakh seized, 1 held

The Rohtas police on Friday arrested a man and seized nearly 400 kgs of cannabis worth ₹50 lakh from him, officials said

The Rohtas police on Friday arrested a man and seized nearly 400 kgs of cannabis worth ₹50 lakh from him, officials said.

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Superintendent of police Ashish Bharti said the arrested man has been booked and was being questioned.

On a tip-off about smugglers bringing a huge consignment of cannabis from Chhattisgarh through hilly roads via Kaimur and Rohtas districts, a police team intercepted a truck on Parsathuan canal road in the district and seized the contraband concealed in paddy-husk bags.