25 July,2019 08:25 PM IST | | mid-day online desk
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Maharajganj: Two men from Nepal were held in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district for allegedly carrying heroin worth nearly Rs 74 lakh. An official said that the incident occurred on Thursday.
A team of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) found Chandra Thapa and Sandeep Vashnet in possession of the contraband during a routine check at Piprahiya village in Sonauli near the Indo-Nepal border, Company Commander Ravi Kumar said.
The two have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and an investigation is on, Kumar said.
With inputs from PTI
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