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Interstate drug trafficker held with 15 kg cannabis

Surjeet (28), a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district, was named as the suspect.

Interstate drug trafficker held with 15 kg cannabis

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An interstate drug seller was apprehended by Delhi police on Saturday, and 15 kg of cannabis was seized from his hands, according to an official.

Surjeet (28), a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district, was named as the suspect.

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Harsha Vardhan, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Delhi), said that on April 15, the police received a tip about the movement of an interstate drug seller along MB Road in Saket, and promptly went into action, forming a team to apprehend the suspect.

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Surjeet was captured when the police set up a trap at a specific place. Three packets containing 15.3 kg of cannabis were discovered in his possession.

As a result, the police filed a complaint under Section 20 of the NDPS Act.

Further probe is on, the official added.

(with inputs from IANS)

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