Sleuths of Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), lucknow unit, arrested a drug peddler and recovered psychotropic substance and heroin from his possession. The accused, Iliyas of Barabanki district was nabbed when he was lekhraj market Bus stop at Faizabad road and was going to deliver the drugs to customers. The operation was carried out at a tip off informers.
Giving detailed information about the arrest, Superintendent DK Singh said the team got specific information regarding the smuggling of drugs and a team was formed to work on the case. The preventive team intercepted Iliyas when he was present at the bus stop and he was frisked. The sleuths recovered 480 gram of Heroin and 450 gram of intoxicating white powder from his possession. He was taken to a place for interrogation and later was challaned under NDPS act.
Singh informed that the white powder substance was in a packet having label of made in Thailand and 100 percent poison heroin. It surfaced that the drugs consignment was received from Raxaul, a district at India Nepal Boarder and in Barabanki and was to be delivered in Mumbai. The sleuths are working on the case and are trying to find out the names of the persons linked with the racket pushing drugs in market.