43 kg heroin seized in Russia

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The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday said it has seized 43 kg of heroin.
During the operation, FSB officers detained active members of a cross-border criminal group while they were transferring drugs in a forest here, Xinhua news agency reported.
The FSB said that through the operation, it curbed a channel for smuggling drugs from Central Asian countries to Russia. Those arrested belong to several countries.
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First Published: Jan 10 2019 | 5:42 PM IST