Police seized 54 kg cannabis and Rs 93,000 cash near Nala village here in a drive against drug smuggling ahead of Kairana bypoll in Uttar Pradesh, a senior officer said.
Two people were arrested in this connection, Circle Officer Rajesh Tiwari said, adding one managed to flee the spot.
The accused were identified as Sunil Kumar, Anees and Rakib, he said.
During investigation, Sunil and Anees revealed that they smuggled the drugs from Nepal, the police said.
The May-28 polls are being held to fill the Kairana Lok Sabha seat, spread over Saharanpur and Shamli districts, which fell vacant after the death of BJP leader Hukum Singh.
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