Heroin worth Rs 28 lakh seized from man at Indo-Nepal border in UP

A man has been arrested for possession of heroin worth Rs 28 lakh at the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh, a senior official said Tuesday.

Raju Lodh was headed for Nepal on Monday night when he was arrested by a joint team of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and police after 28 gram heroin was found on him, SSB Danda Head check post Inspector Abhijit Aryan said.

Lodh, a resident of the Sonauli area here, was handed over to the police, the SSB official added.

A case has been registered at the Sonouli police station in this connection, police said.