Impact Of Yogi Govt’s Strict Action: Four Traffickers Arrested With Illegal Heroin And Smack Worth ₹2.30 Crore
Lucknow/Hathras: A major success has been achieved in the campaign being carried out against the trafficking of illegal narcotic substances to make Uttar Pradesh drug-free under the Yogi government. The Agra Operational Unit of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) arrested four traffickers during an operation in Hathras. The team recovered more than one kilogram of heroin and smack from their…
Lucknow and Hathras: The strict actions taken by the Yogi government have led to the arrest of four individuals involved in trafficking illegal narcotics, reportedly worth Rs 2.30 crore. The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Agra has made this significant arrest near Bijlighar Nagla Jalel Bridge in the Sikandra Rao police station area of Hathras.
The recovered narcotics include over one kilogram of heroin and smack. Alongside the narcotics, law enforcement also seized a Baleno car, four mobile phones, and cash from the arrested accused. A case has been registered at the Sikandra Rao Police Station for further legal proceedings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The identified accused individuals are Sudama and Monu Kushwaha from Vrindavan in Mathura, Amit Kumar Shukla from Lakhimpur Kheri currently residing in Mathura, and Pritam Singh from Mathura. During their interrogation, the accused confessed to their involvement in procuring and selling narcotics.
The ANTF sources suggest that the accused procured heroin and smack from an individual in Kasganj. They would then convert the narcotics into smaller packets and sell them at a profit in Vrindavan and surrounding regions. The accused shared the earnings from these sales among themselves.
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