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2 arrested in UP's Shamli with opium worth more than Rs 1 lakh

Car of the alleged drug smugglers was intercepted in Shamli (UP) and 1 kg opium was seized from them

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"Two men, alleged to be drug traffickers, have been arrested with opium worth Rs 1,25,000 in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district," police said on Wednesday.

Joginder and Dilshad were arrested on Tuesday evening after their car was intercepted in Jhinjhana police station area and opium weighing 1 kg was seized, police said.

"A case has been registered against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act," police said.

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