Two Assamese held in Erode, 35 lakh worth heroin seized in a major drug bust

Authorities arrested two train passengers and seized heroin from their possession,

Erode:  The Prohibition Enforcement Wing police in Erode seized heroin worth Rs 35 lakh from two persons on Wednesday.

According to the PEW police, based on a tip-off, a team conducted a raid at the two-wheeler parking lot of the Erode Railway Junction. They spotted two individuals, later identified as natives of Assam, walking with a bag. On checking, they found 50 grams of heroin, worth Rs 35 lakh, hidden inside the bag.

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Upon questioning, the duo, aged 29 and 30, revealed that they had smuggled the contraband from Assam to sell it for a higher profit in Erode.

The PEW police registered a case and arrested the two individuals.

In a similar operation on Tuesday evening, the PEW police seized three kilograms of ganja near the Erode Railway Station and arrested a man hailing from Odisha.