BAHRAICH, March 5 -- A 50-year-old Nepali smuggler was on Tuesday arrested with 9.9 kg of charas worth Rs.4 crore during a joint operation by the Rupaidiha Police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the India-Nepal border.

Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Rural Durga Prasad Tiwari said the arrest was made during a security check at the SSB check post in Rupaidiha on Tuesday night. Acting on a tip-off, the joint team stopped a suspect, identified as Gore Gharti Magar, son of Kumbh Gharti, a resident of Ropla district, Nepal.

Upon inspection, the accused was found carrying 9.9 kg of charas. Following the seizure, an FIR was registered under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act, and the accused was presented before the court in Bahraich for ...