UP: Three held with heroin worth Rs 4.78 crore on Nepal border

 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Uttar Presh police have arrested three persons, including a woman, with heroin worth Rs 4.78 crore recovered from ir possession in Sonauli area on India-Nepal border here, a senior official said on Sunday.

accused identified as Dinesh Lodhi, Dipak Lodhi and Sangeeta Lodhi from Kailash Nagar of Maharajganj district were arrested on Saturday during a routine checking and 478 grams of contraband was seized, Superintendent of Police Preep Gupta said.

accused have been booked under relevant provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.