Three arrested for smuggling morphine worth Rs 2 crores

Barabanki (UP), Nov 16 (PTI) Three persons were today arrested and over two kg morphine, a narcotic drug also used as a pain reliever, worth over Rs 2 crores was recovered from them at the city police area, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Mohsin, Mohammad Rehan and Aftab for illegally possessing the drug, SP Navneet Kumar Rana said.

The trio revealed that they brought the morphine from Nagaland and Manipur by train and sold it illegally in the state, he said, adding, investigations are on to nab other members of their gang.