Dehradun, Aug. 31 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 30 Aug: Police have arrested two drug peddlers in the Raipur area and recovered a large quantity of charas. A total of 4.215 kg of charas, worth nearly Rs 9 lakh, was seized along with Indian and Nepali currency. Police also confiscated a Swift car used for smuggling.

Officials said that based on secret information, special police teams carried out checking in the IT Park area. During the operation, a Swift car was intercepted, and two men were taken into custody.

The accused have been identified as Shailesh Kumar Yadav, a resident of Adhoiwala, Dehradun, and Deepak Bahadur Edi, originally from Nepal and currently residing in Raipur. From Shailesh, police recovered 1.705 kg of charas a...