Drug trade: Pakistan cops seize 2.5 kg heroin meant for India

The heroin was found in a cargo train heading to India from Lahore

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Press Trust of India Lahore
Last Updated : Nov 20 2017 | 10:25 AM IST
Police in Pakistan on Sunday seized two and a half kg of heroin worth lakhs of rupees while it was being smuggled to India at the Wagah railway station, a media report said.

The heroin was found in a cargo train heading to India from Lahore, the Express Tribune reported.

Two-and-a-half kilogrammes of the contraband was concealed inside furniture, the report said.

The heroin is estimated to be worth lakhs of rupees in the international market.
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First Published: Nov 20 2017 | 10:18 AM IST

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