With the arrest of two people, UP Special Task Force (STF) busted an inter-state drug racket in Kanpur and seized 83 kg of cannabis worth Rs 1.6 crore, an official said.
Acting on a tip-off that a gang operating in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Assam and Chhattisgarh was quite active in Kanpur, the STF laid a trap and arrested two people from Naubasta area of Kanpur, he said.
The accused were identified as Manoj Soni and Ramsiromani Kushwah, both residents of Madhya Pradesh.
The police also seized 83 kg of cannabis worth Rs 1.6 crore from their possession, the official added.
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