KATHMANDU: A youth has been arrested with 630 grams of yarsagumba from Sohrakhutte, KMC-16, Kathmandu on Thursday.

The 25-year-old Tek Bahadur BK, a permanent resident of Sinja-7, Jumla was found hoarding the prized fungi worth around Rs 175,000 at a hotel at Kwabahal, KMC-29, said police.

Further investigation is underway, police added.