This Article is From Mar 13, 2023

Drugs Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized In Uttar Pradesh, 2 Arrested: Police

Jai Prakash Pathak alias Kinni and his son Shivam Pathak alias Golu were arrested from Kotwa in the district's Ramsanehi Ghat area on Sunday with 1.355 kg smack, Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar Singh said.

Drugs Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized In Uttar Pradesh, 2 Arrested: Police

The consignment is worth about Rs 1 crore in international markets. (Representational)

Barabanki:

Two narcotics smugglers were arrested with contraband worth over Rs 1 crore in the international market, police here said on Monday.

Jai Prakash Pathak alias Kinni and his son Shivam Pathak alias Golu were arrested from Kotwa in the district's Ramsanehi Ghat area on Sunday with 1.355 kg smack, Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar Singh said.

The consignment is worth about Rs 1 crore in international markets, the police said.

The accused were charged under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

Pathak was wanted in connection with an earlier case registered against him under the NDPS Act, the police added.

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