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A Himachal Pradesh man was arrested by the police from Arambol in north Goa allegedly with charas worth ₹21.98 lakh, a police official said on Saturday. 

 

This is the biggest recovery of charas in the state in the last one year, Director General of Police Alok Kumar said. 

 

Yugal Kishor Singh, hailing from Himachal Pradesh, was held after a raid on Friday evening, another official said.

 

"We found 2.198 kilograms of charas worth ₹21.98 lakh. He has been charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act," he said.

 

"Charas was brought from HP. This is the fourth case by the Crime Branch in January 2025. Drugs worth ₹25 lakh have been seized and four peddlers have been arrested," Kumar said.