Opium worth Rs 25 lakh seized, one held

A 25-year-old man allegedly involved in drug trafficking has been arrested with 5-kg of opium worth Rs 25 lakh.

Dinesh Meghwal, a resident of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh was arrested from Palam-Dabri Road, Mahavir Enclave here on Friday by the crime branch after it received a tip-off that he will come to the spot to deliver a consignment.

‘It was learnt that Dinesh who supplies opium in Delhi after receiving it from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh would be coming near Sulabh Toilet, Palam-Dabri Road, Mahavir Enclave to deliver a consignment to one of his contacts.