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Himachal: 261 gm charas, 3.11 gm heroin seized in separate cases in Kangra

Dharamshala, Oct 29 (UNI) Kangra Police have registered two cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after recovering 261 grams of charas and 3.11 grams of heroin in two separate operations in Kangra district, police said today.
Kangra district superintendent of police Kulbhushan Verma told UNI that in the first case, Nagarota Bagwan police recovered 261 grams of charas from Kartik, a resident of Tharu village near Jalvimbhi post office in Nagarota Bagwan tehsil, on Massal Road on October 27. He said that a case has been registered under Sections 20, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act against accused Karthik.
SP Verma further said that in another operation, McLeodganj police seized 3.11 grams of heroin, locally known as chitta, from Onis Kapoor, a resident of Talhadi village in Harchakian tehsil, at Tanglewood on October 27.
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