Muzaffarnagar (UP), May 30 (PTI) Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested and 20 kg of 'doda post' (a kind of opium) seized from them at Kairana town in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said Thursday.

The arrest was made Wednesday, they said.

The arrested accused were identified as Irfan and Naushad. A case was registered against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Circle Officer Rakesh Tiwari said.

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