Man arrested with over 2 kgs of charas in south Delhi

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New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) A 55-year-old driver was arrested for possessing over 2 kilograms of charas in south Delhi, police said on Saturday.

Police said Ram Tamang was caught while he had come to deliver a consignment of 160 grams of charas (hashish) to someone in Malviya Nagar on Friday evening.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankita Chauhan said the officers took him to a house in Chirag Dilli where he hid 2.005 kilograms of the drug, the DCP said.

Tamang, during interrogation, revealed that he hails from West Bengal. He worked as a driver and he has been residing in Delhi for 30 years.

In 2020, he came in contact with some people from the West Bengal border who were indulged in drug peddling. In the same year, he was also arrested in a similar In 2020, he was arrested in a similar drug peddling case from Delhi's KM Pur and remained behind bars till 2022. After coming out from the jail, he again started selling drugs, police said. PTI ALK HIG HIG