SIX ARRESTED WITH DRUGS WORTH ABOUT Rs. 1 CRORE

SIX ARRESTED WITH DRUGS WORTH ABOUT Rs. 1 CRORE

24-OCT-ENG 3

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA--------------------------In a major anti-narcotics operation, Bhojpur police arrested six persons and seized heroin and ganja valued at approximately ₹1 crore from Shahpur police station area.

Acting on specific information, a team led by Jagdishpur SDPO Rahul Kumar raided locations linked to a grocery shop run by one of the accused. Police recovered 315 grams of heroin, 164 grams of adulterant (cut), 3.7 kg of ganja, two electronic weighing scales, four mobile phones, a motorcycle, and ₹19,200 in cash.

The arrested have been identified as Santosh Kumar, Daroga Yadav, Rohit Kumar, Dhin Kumar Dhanuk, Umesh Yadav, and Rakesh Kumar, all residents of Shahpur. Officials said the accused are suspected to be part of an interstate drug network. Cases under the NDPS Act have been registered and further investigation is in progress.