VARANASI, June 22 -- The Sonbhadra police on Monday busted an interstate cannabis smuggling racket and arrested six members of the gang near Chahelwa Baiju Baba Temple in Sukrit area under Robertsganj police station area in the district.

A total of 8 quintals and 684 grams of illicit cannabis (ganja), which had been concealed among sacks of medicinal herbs, was seized. The contraband is estimated to be worth around Rs.80.60 lakh, police said. Besides, a DCM vehicle, a car, six mobile phones and Rs.6,040 in cash were recovered from their possession.

The arrested accused have been identified as Ankit Singh (30), Rohit Kumar Singh (35), Siddharth Singh (23), Sohit Singh (23), and Devendra Singh (40), all residents of Sultanpur district, al...