Saharanpur(UP), May 6 (PTI) Two alleged drug traffickers were arrested and 504 grams of illegal smack worth around Rs 1 crore was recovered from their possession in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Shamshad and Samaydin, both residents of Nawazpur Kheda under Nakud police station limits, were arrested on May 5 during a checking drive, Circle Officer Gangoh Ashok Sisodia told PTI.
Based on the recovery, a case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Nakud police station, Sisodia said.
Police said Shamshad was already wanted in an NDPS Act case, while both accused have a criminal history. Shamshad has nine cases registered against him under the NDPS Act, whereas Samaydin has three such cases at Nakud police station.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to being involved in smuggling smack and supplying it to truck drivers on the Gangoh bypass and other individuals as directed by their supplier, earning profits which they shared among themselves.
The accused are being produced before a court and further legal proceedings are underway, police added. PTI COR CDN NB NB
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