Noida (UP), Sep 7 (PTI) A suspected drug trafficker was arrested and 50 kilograms of cannabis worth Rs 5 lakh was allegedly seized from him in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on Monday, police said.

The accused, in his 20s, was held near the Sector-74 roundabout with the contraband, which was in his car, they said.

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Mohit Rai is a native of Champaran district in Bihar and currently lives in Sector-53 here, a police spokesperson said.

"He was held with 50 kilograms of cannabis in his car. The contraband is pegged worth Rs 5 lakh. The cannabis has been seized and his car impounded," the spokesperson said.

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An FIR has been lodged against Rai at the Sector-49 police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, police said.

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