Indore: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
recovered one kilogram of heroin worth Rs 2.5 crore after
busting a gang of drug-peddlers near Indore on Sunday, an official
said.
"The contraband was being transported from Rewa via
Indore to Hyderabad in a car when NCB officials intercepted
them in the wee hours of today," Rakesh Kumar, Superintendent
of NCB, said.
The drug peddlers, who were arrested include the leader
of the gang Ashish Shrivastav, Abhishek Jain, Govind Soni,
Sunil Chauhan, Rana Singh (all from MP) and Ravi Singh from
Uttar Pradesh, the official said.
The arrested men were produced before a local court which
remanded them five judicial custody while two were given
police remand.
PTI
First Published: Monday, January 02, 2012, 08:34