Dharamshala, June 9 -- In a major crackdown on drug trafficking under the Himachal Pradesh Government's "Nasha Mukt Himachal Abhiyan", Dehra Police arrested a 23-year-old youth and seized 279 grams of charas from his possession on Sunday.

Dhera district superintendent of police Mayank Chaudhary told UNI that a team from Dehra Police Station intercepted a suspect during routine patrolling and checking at the Talai Kuru area on the basis of suspicion.

SP Mayank said that during a search conducted in accordance with legal procedures, 279 grams of charas were recovered from his possession.

He said that the accused has been identified as Nikhil Sharma, son of Ravindra Nath, a resident of Kalwani village, Post Office Bahanvi, Tehsil Bhoranj, H...