Bahraich (UP), Nov 16 (PTI) Three suspected Nepali smugglers were arrested with 260 gm of smack from different places near Rupaidiha on India-Nepal border, police said on Monday.

The arrests were made on a tip-off on Sunday and the narcotics recovered is worth about Rs 2.60 crore, district police officer Ashok Kumar said.

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The arrested were identified as Rohit Chandra Thakur, Kallu and Pawan Kumar, he said.

During interrogation, it was found that the accused used to smuggle narcotics substance to Nepal.

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"The accused were taking the narcotics consignment to Nepal from Delhi," he said, adding that all the three were sent to jail.

Police are trying to unearth their network.

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