Maharajganj (UP), Apr 24 (PTI) A Nepalese national has been arrested after drugs worth Rs 20 lakh were allegedly found from his possession in Sonauli area along the Indo-Nepal border here, police said on Sunday.

Ajai Singh Chetri (24) from Nepal was arrested on Saturday evening during a routine check and 20.75 gm of heroin was recovered from him, in-charge, Sonauli police station, Manoj Kumar Rai, said

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The arrest was made by a joint team of the Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) and police, he said.

The accused has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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Police have decided to take help of the Nepalese Police to trace out his links with other smugglers in Nepal and India, Rai said.

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