Haridwar, July 7 -- Haridwar Police arrested a youth with a large consignment of illegal drugs worth around Rs three crore, days before the Kanwar Yatra begins.

Acting on Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's directive to make Uttarakhand a drug-free state, the police seized 1.042 kg of pure smack and 457 grams of adulterated smack brought in with the intent to profit from the religious gathering, an official statement said.

According to Haridwar SSP Pramendra Singh Dobal, the accused, identified as Mursaleen, was apprehended during a routine inspection at the Pathri Power House within the limits of Bahadrabad police station.

SSP Dobal said that police had been receiving intelligence inputs suggesting that smack was being transported fr...