Bareilly, March 8 A suspected drug trafficker was apprehended with 2.645 kg of heroin worth approximately Rs 5.30 crore on him here on Sunday, police said.
Superintendent of Police (City) Manush Pareek said Shobhit Gupta, a native of Saijni village in the Badaun district, was arrested by a team from the Subhash Nagar Police Station.
An informant's tip-off led the police to set up a stakeout near a tree on the road leading to Raundhi village, where the arrest was made.
When searched, Gupta was found to be carrying 2.645 kg of heroin, the officer said.
He has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
During interrogation, Gupta told police that he had obtained the contraband from his relative, Rajneesh Gupta of Manikpur Shikarpur village in the Badaun district, and that the two were involved in smuggling activities together.
He also told investigators that he had gone to the location to deliver the consignment to a party coming from Punjab.
Efforts are underway to identify other members of the smuggling network, the police said.
