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AURANGABAD: Heroin and opium worth Rs3.5 crore were seized from a house at Siris village under Barun police station area in Aurangabad district on Wednesday. The house belonged to Md Israar Ansari and his brother Md Aslam Ansari. No one was arrested.
“Both are absconding. An FIR has been lodged with Barun police station under relevant sections,” sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Anup Kumar told reporters on Wednesday. He said the raid was conducted on a tip-off.
“During the raid, 660 grams of heroin and 1kg of opium worth Rs3.5 crore in international market were seized. After examination, it has been confirmed that the seized articles are heroin and opium,” he said.