Uttarakhand: 55-year-old drug smuggler held with heroin worth Rs 40 lakh in Rudrapur
The accused, Dharamveer Gangwar was arrested on Saturday evening near gate number 2 of Gandhi Park in a joint operation carried out by the Uttarakhand Police and the Anti Narcotics Task Force, Senior Superintendent of Police Navneet Bhullar said.
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