Two natives of Punjab held with Rs 15.36 lakh heroin in Navi Mumbai

Thane, Jul 8 (PTI) Police have seized heroin valued at Rs 15.36 lakh from a lodge in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai and arrested two persons hailing from Punjab in this connection, officials said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the Navi Mumbai police's anti-narcotics cell raided a room at lodge in CBD-Belapur area on July 5.

During the raid, two persons -- Pramjitsingh Mahindarsingh (29), from Kapurthala, and Sukhvinder Dara Singh (35), hailing from Tarn Taran -- were apprehended and 38.4 gm of heroin valued at Rs 15.36 lakh was seized from them, an official from CBD-Belapur police station said.

The contraband was concealed in belongings of the duo, the official said.

Three other persons who were in the room managed to escape, he said, adding that efforts were on to trace them.

"We have registered an FIR under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against the accused," the official said.

The police were trying to identify the source of the drug and to whom the accused planned to sell it, he said. PTI COR GK