Major Drug Bust in Ghazipur: A Significant Seizure of Heroin

In Ghazipur district, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force has arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Sona Raeen, and confiscated 375 grams of heroin. The arrest took place in Chandauli with heroin valued at Rs 75 lakh. A motorcycle, cash, and mobile phone were also seized from Raeen.

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against narcotics. The Anti-Narcotics Task Force successfully arrested a suspected drug trafficker and confiscated 375 grams of heroin, officials revealed on Monday.

Inspector Surendra Singh, leading the ANTF operation, detailed that the arrest occurred near the Zamania tri-section on Syedraja Road in Chandauli. The accused, Sona Raeen, aged 19, was in possession of heroin with a market value of Rs 75 lakh, along with a motorcycle, Rs 405 in cash, and a mobile phone.

The investigation has uncovered that Raeen was allegedly purchasing heroin at a lower cost from a supplier near Bihar's Sasaram railway station to sell at inflated prices in Chandauli. A formal case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been filed, confirms Station House Officer B P Pandey.

(With inputs from agencies.)