Woman caught with drugs worth Rs 60 lakh in Delhi

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Updated At : 08:28 PM Feb 26, 2022 IST

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New Delhi, February 26

A 40-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly supplying heroin worth around Rs 60 lakh in the national capital, police said on Friday.

The accused has been identified as Sunita, a resident of Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar, they said.

A total of 60.87 grams of high quality heroin worth around Rs 60 lakh and cash Rs 31,167 were recovered from her possession, the police said.

Based on a tip-off regarding the supply of heroin, the police laid a trap and arrested Sunita from near Om Vihar Phase-5, Uttam Nagar, at around 9 am on Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka), Shankar Choudhary said.

During the investigation, Sunita revealed that she purchased the heroin from another woman identified as Santra, police said.

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