Chandigarh, Sept. 14 -- The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Chandigarh Police has busted an inter-state narco syndicate operating between Himachal Pradesh and the tricity, recovering 742 grams of charas worth Rs.2.22 lakh from five accused, including three contractual employees working in the Punjab Secretariat. According to police, on the intervening night of September 7-8, police team received a tip-off that a car was heading to Chandigarh from Himachal with a consignment of narcotics. At around 3.15 am, the car was intercepted at the New Barricade Chowk, where the police apprehended four men. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 597 grams of charas. Based on Gaurav Kumar's disclosure, the police later apprehended Kulwant Singh, 35, a farmer from Mathla village, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, on September 9 from Parwanoo, recovering 145 grams of charas from him. Gaurav Kumar, 35, a resident of Sector 7-B is employed as a water carrier in Punjab Secretariat. He confessed to being a consumer and had been procuring drugs from Kulwant to sell them in the tricity for profit. Abhishek, Ajay, and Amit Kumar, all employed as sweepers in Punjab Secretariat, were similarly involved in both consumption and peddling of charas.htc...