Five held for drug trafficking in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar: Five men were arrested here for allegedly trafficking drugs, police said on Friday.

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The arrests were made on Thursday in an area under the Civil Lines Police Station limits, they said.

According to station house officer (SHO) Sameypal Artri, based on a tip-off, Mustakim, Dilshad, Amir, Gulsher and Farman were nabbed and around 1,500 sleeping pills and 950 grams of charas (cannabis) were seized from their possession.

A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the SHO added.

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