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Devesh K Pandey

NIA arrests two key accused in 3,000-kg Mundra heroin seizure case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two key accused in the 3,000-kg heroin seizure case. One of them smuggled drugs on the Indian side, sold the stuff to domestic traffickers and routed the proceeds to the kingpin in Afghanistan.

They have been identified as Harpreet Singh Talwar a.k.a. Kabir Talwar and his accomplice, Prince Sharma, both residents of Delhi. The arrests were made following searches at 20 locations in Delhi (14), Gujarat (2), Punjab (1) and West Bengal (3) on Wednesday.

“Smuggled through maritime route”

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