Nepalese man arrested with 28 grams of heroin

A Nepalese man was arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs and police seized 28 grams of heroin worth Rs 28 lakh from his possession in Sonauli area on the Indo-Nepal border here, a senior official said today.

Devi Bahadur Adikari, who was on his way to Nepal from India, was arrested last evening during a routine security check, said Satish Singh, the in-charge of Sonauli police checkpost.

The accused was booked under relevant sections of the NDPS Act, he said.