Narcotic syndicate busted; 4 arrested, 800 gms heroin seized

Farrukhabad, Aug 3 (UNI) Police today busted a narcotic syndicate here with the arrest of four smugglers and seizure of 800 gms heroin estimated at Rs 80 lakh in the international market.

Acting on a tip-off, Special Operation Group (SOG) sleuths arrested Raghunath Kushwaha, Satya Prakash, Ausan Singh and Surya Kant from a hotel near Kali river.

The accused confessed they had brought the psychotropic substance from Shyam Singh in Etah district and was to be delivered in Kanpur.

A case had been registered and the quartet sent to jail.

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