Uttarakhand Police on Saturday arrested a woman near the India-Nepal border in the Banbasa area of Champawat district and recovered 5.688 kg of MDMA drug, valued over Rs 10.23 crore in the international market, officials said.

The accused has been identified as Isha (22) of Banbasa. Champawat Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Ganpati stated that they were patrolling in the Sharda Canal area near the border after receiving information regarding the matter.

The police officer said in the morning, the patrolling team noticed Isha running with a black-coloured backpack. When they stopped her and checked her bag, the contraband was recovered in two packets, Ganpati said.