In a major crackdown, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested a supplier of charas, also known as Manali cream, from Himachal Pradesh.

In a covert operation led by ATS DIG Shivdeep Lande, the agency nabbed Rumi Thakur, a hotelier in Kullu district. According to ATS sources, Thakur is the kingpin of charas suppliers in Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore and Pune. He was running a river view hotel in Kullu.