Mother-son duo among 3 drug peddlers held
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Ara: In a major crackdown on the smuggling and sale of contraband in Bhojpur district, police on Thursday arrested three people, including a mother-son duo, during two separate operations conducted under Ara Town and Piro police stations.
Parichay Kumar, ASP and Ara Sadar SDPO, said, "In the first crackdown against drug peddling, two peddlers named Pushpa Devi and her son Bittu Bhagat were arrested with 86 grams of heroin at Gausganj locality under Ara Town police station. In our initial investigation, it was found that the mother-son duo used to sell heroin near the Gangi area of the Gausganj locality. Further investigation is going on in the case."
In a second operation, carried out under Piro police station, one Banarsi Sao, a resident of Basawan Rai ka Tola, was arrested with 8.6kg of ganja valued at about Rs 4 lakh.
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