Five people were arrested and illicit morphine worth Rs 5 crore was seized from their possession following an encounter between the police and drug smugglers in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district on Friday, police said.
Kadipur Circle Officer Vinay Kumar Gautam said that the police received information about a drug smuggling gang preparing to deliver a consignment.
Acting on this tip-off, a police team set up a blockade near the Sahjanpur underpass. When the police attempted to stop them, the occupants opened fire. Police retaliated by firing in self-defence, and two criminals — Khurshid Alam from Balrampur and Prashant Singh from Sultanpur — got injured.
At around 4.30 am, two cars were spotted approaching. Approximately 1.8 kg of illicit morphine, worth around Rs 5 crore, was recovered from the two vehicles, police said.
Two of the accused sustained gunshot injuries during the encounter and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, according to the police. Kadipur Circle Officer Vinay Kumar Gautam said that the police received information about a drug smuggling gang preparing to deliver a consignment.
