Heroine worth more than Rs 1 crore seized in MP

The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) arrested a youth at the Ujjain railway station in Madhya Pradesh early Friday morning and recovered about 1.06 kg of heroin worth over Rs 1 crore from his possession.

According to sources, the arrest was made on the Kshipra Express (22911) at around 1.15 AM.

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The CBN had received an input that the contraband drug was being smuggled from Pratapgarh in Rajasthan to Howrah in West Bengal.

On that basis, CBN officials raided a general compartment of the Kshipra Express when it halted at the Ujjain railway station.

The officials arrested a youth, identified as Ramesh Chandr of Pratapgarh, and seized about 1.06 kg of heroin from his bag. The value of the seized contraband in the international market is estimated to be more than Rs 1 crore.

The arrested man has been booked under relevant sections of the NDPS Act and is being interrogated as part of further investigation.