Heroin worth Rs.25 crore seized, two held in Punjab
October 28th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANSJalandhar (Punjab), Oct 28 (IANS) Two people were arrested and at least 5 kg of heroin, worth Rs.25 crore in the international market, was seized from them in this Punjab city, police said Wednesday.
District police chief P.K. Jaiswar said the drugs consignment was recovered from a car at a checkpost on Ladowali Road here.
The police official said that further investigations and interrogation of those arrested were being done to nail people to whom the consignment was to be delivered.
Punjab is a major transit and delivery point for drugs trade, especially heroin coming from Afghanistan through Pakistan.
Smuggling continues to take place despite Punjab having an electrified 553-km barbed wire fenced international border with Pakistan.
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