50 KG HEROINE, RS 30 LAKH CASH SEIZED FROM DELHI’S SHAHEEN BAGH

(The Quiver): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized about 50 kg of “high-quality” heroin, 47 kg of other suspected drugs and Rs 30 lakh in cash from the Shaheen Bagh area in Jamia Nagar here, the federal anti-narcotics agency said on Thursday.

One person was also arrested during the NCB raid, it added. The drugs were kept in backpacks, jute bags and wrapped in packets of e-commerce firms, NCB Deputy Director General (Operations) Sanjay Kumar Singh said.

The operation was conducted on Wednesday, he added. The drugs came to the country through an India-Afghanistan syndicate that has been busted, the officer said, adding that further investigation is on.