Lucknow: 4 drug smugglers have been arrested and narcotics value Rs 5 crore have been seized in a joint operation carried out by Narcotics Management Bureau (NCB) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).In keeping with a senior officer from NCB Lucknow, the joint staff, in collaboration with the twenty second Battalion of the SSB, intercepted a Mahindra Scorpio car with registration quantity BR 22 P 1255 at Sonauli in Maharajganj, based mostly on intelligence gathered over the previous two days.Roughly 72 kg of charas was seized from the car and 4 people concerned within the smuggling operation have been arrested, mentioned senior NCB officers. The arrested people have been recognized as Nabi Hasan, Guddu Yadav and Seema Devi, all residents of Bihar, together with Rani Devi from Kushinagar.Sources throughout the NCB mentioned that the smugglers have been transporting the consignment to Delhi and deliberate to distribute it to varied elements of India. It was additional disclosed that the narcotics have been obtained from Nepal at a considerably cheaper price.“They initially intended to enter Bihar but due to poor road conditions there, they diverted their route through Uttar Pradesh, where they were intercepted,” added the NCB sources. They mentioned that the consignment was picked up from Kathmandu.NCB Lucknow zone director, Prashant Srivastava emphasised the company’s dedication to accentuate efforts towards drug trafficking, particularly in gentle of the upcoming common elections, to take care of public security and safety.
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