Motihari (Bihar), Oct 13 (PTI) About 8.02 kg of charasvalued at about 1.60 crore was recovered from the motorcycleof an alleged smuggler along the Indo-Nepal border area inEast Champaran district by Sashashtra Seema Bal, an officialsaid today.
Acting on a tip off, a smuggler with the contraband wascaught when he crossed into Indian territory by a two-wheelerfrom Nepal near Nakardeyi village in East Champaran districtlast night, SSB Commandant Sonam Chering said.
The arrested man was identified as Jai Kishore Yadav (25),an Indian hailing from Bhawanipur bazaar area under Nakardeyipolice station of East Champaran district, Chering said.
Eight packets - each carrying a kg of charas - wererecovered from the dicky of the motorcycle of Yadav who waslater handed over to Nakardeyi police after preliminaryinquiry, he added.
The motorcycle was seized. PTI COR AR PRPR.
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