India News | History-sheeter Held with Morphine Worth over Rs 4 Crore in UP

Bahraich (UP), Jun 12 (PTI) A narcotics smuggler was arrested here with 450 grams of morphine worth over Rs four crore in the international market, police said on Friday.

The accused, Meraj Ahmad, is a history-sheeter, they said.

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Superintendent of Police Vipin Mishra said a team of Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested Ahmad, a resident of Ali Nagar under Kharighat police station, on Thursday night.

A car used for smuggling narcotics and a firearm were seized from the accused, he said.

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Ahmad has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the Arms Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Mishra said.

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