Sultanpur (UP), Nov 3 Five alleged drug traffickers were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district with smack (heroin) estimated to be worth Rs 3.25 crore in the international market, police said on Tuesday.
A combined team of Motigarpur and Jaisinghpur police stations carried out the operation at Kaithwara turn on November 3, recovering 864.41 grams of the drug during the intervening night of November 2 and 3, officials said.
Jaisinghpur Circle Officer Sunil Kumar Singh said, “The police also seized five transparent plastic packets containing the contraband, Rs 3,210 in cash, four mobile phones and three bags.”
The arrested men were identified as Dinesh Mishra (24), Ankit Mishra (25), Chitransh Singh (23), Abhishek Goswami (24) and Aditya Singh (24), according to the police.
All five accused are residents of Sultanpur district, police said, adding that they have criminal histories.
A case has been registered at Motigarpur police station, and further legal proceedings are underway, officials said.
(PTI News)
