Two smugglers from Jharkhand arrested with opium worth four and a half crores

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Shahjahanpur: A team of SOG and Thana Chowk Kotwali police have arrested two inter-state opium smugglers. 4 kg 500 grams of high quality opium has been recovered from his possession. The price of which in the international market is about four and a half crore rupees.

Superintendent of Police S Anand said on Tuesday that a joint team of SOG and Thana Chowk Kotwali police arrested two drug peddlers who were waiting for a ride at Bareilly bend last night. The price of which in the international market is about four and a half crore rupees. The arrested smugglers are Amlesh Yadav and Jitendra Yadav, residents of Lavalag police station in Jharkhand’s Chatra district.

The SP said that in Jharkhand, smugglers get opium at a low price. By purchasing which they supply to Uttar Pradesh and other states. A few days ago these people sold opium to a person in Jalalabad city at a good price and even at night they were waiting for a vehicle to go to Jalalabad.