A joint team of the STF narcotics cell and Sugauli police arrested three alleged charas traffickers in East Champaran.[1] The first man held was identified as 35-year-old Guddu Sah of Nayka Tola in the Rajepur station area, whose questioning named Ramabalak Baitha, linked to Lakshmipur in Sikta and Gandak Chowk in Birgunj, Nepal, and Dhoda Rai of Mahuai in Ghorasahan.[2] Police arrested Baitha and Rai in follow-up raids.[2] Police sent all three to jail after completing legal formalities.[2]

Officers found 1.970 kg of a charas-like substance in four packets inside a bag carried by the first suspect.[2] Police put the international-market value of the seized charas, a cannabis resin, at about Rs 40 lakh.[1] Police also seized two mobile phones and three Nepali SIM cards from the three accused.[2]

The STF narcotics cell in Patna had tipped police that a man carrying narcotics had left Raxaul and would travel via the Sugauli overbridge toward the station.[2] A team led by Sadar SDPO Dilip Kumar began vehicle checks under the Bangra overbridge, chased down a suspect who tried to flee on seeing police and searched his bag in the presence of the BDO.[2] Police said questioning has produced leads on the supply syndicate’s main kingpin and further raids are continuing.[2]