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Odisha: 5 drug peddlers held in Rourkela with heroin worth Rs 10 lakh

Odisha: A car, motorcycle, cash and mobile phones were seized from the suspects, police said.

Reported By: PTI Bhubaneswar Published : Sep 12, 2022 20:45 IST, Updated : Sep 12, 2022 20:45 IST
The police have lodged cases against the five accused.
Image Source : FILE The police have lodged cases against the five accused.

Odisha: Five suspected drug peddlers have been arrested after heroin worth Rs 10 lakh was recovered from their possession in Rourkela city of Odisha, police said on Monday.

Acting on inputs, the police raided two places on Sunday and seized 302 gm of the contraband, they said.

A car, motorcycle, cash and mobile phones were seized from the suspects. Cases have been lodged against the five, it said.

Police suspect that the narcotic was either brought from Ranchi or West Bengal. The suspects used to put the heroin into small packets and sell them to their clients.

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