Four individuals have been arrested in Araria, Bihar, for trafficking heroin worth Rs one crore, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat drug crime in the region.
Four persons were arrested on Saturday in Araria district of Bihar with narcotics worth Rs one crore, a police officer said.
According to Jitendra Kumar, the Superintendent of Police of Araria, the arrested persons, all in the age group of 19-27 years, were arrested in Town police station area.
The arrested accused - Mohd Umair, Mohd Sheikh, Mohd Sabirul and Mohd Saqibul - are all residents of Malda district of West Bengal, and they were carrying heroin which would have fetched them about Rs one crore in the contraband market.
During interrogation, they revealed that they had reached Araria through the neighbouring district of Purnea and the "smack", as heroin is known in common parlance, was to be delivered to a family member of local drug peddler Hyder, who, incidentally, was arrested a couple of days ago, said the SP.