Shimla, February 10 A Nepalese man was arrested here with approximately 1.81 kilograms of cannabis, police said on Tuesday.
The accused, Chandan Buddha (50), from Nepal, who resides in the Pujarli village of Chopal tehsil in Himachal Pradesh, was spotted by a police team while on patrol, officials said.
During the search, they found the contraband containing 1.81 kg of cannabis in his possession, they added. He was immediately arrested, and the contraband was seized from his possession.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Shimla, Gaurav Singh, said a case under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, has been registered against the accused at the Chopal police station.
Further investigation is underway, he added.