Heroin worth Rs 22 lakh seized, one held

Varanasi, Nov 11 (UNI) A drug peddler was early today arrested from the Bajardiha locality here and heroin valued at Rs 22 lakh in the international market seized from him.

Central Bureau of Narcotic (CBN) Superintendent A K Mishra said here that acting on specific inputs, a CBN team raided a house in the Bajardiha area and held Abdul Hassan alongwith 220 gm heroin valued at Rs 22 lakh in the international market.

A case has been registered under the NDPS Act, Mr Mishra added.

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