New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) A 40-year-old man was arrested and 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 90 lakh in the international market was seized from his possession in outer Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

Imran, a resident of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh, had brought the consignment to supply it in areas of outer Delhi's Bhalaswa Dairy and Khyala on Tuesday, they said.

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Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the arrested accused disclosed that he works for a person named Yunus Khan of Bareilly.

Imran told police that Khan did not give phone numbers or addresses of his customers to the carriers and directed them to reach a specific place to deliver the consignment, he said.

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Efforts are on to nab Khan and locate his sources and buyers, police said.

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