The Tribune, January 13, 2003

500 gm smack seized

Panipat: The city police today seized 500 grams of smack, worth over Rs 70 lakh in the international market, from two youths of Madhya Pradesh. According to police sources, Devi Lal and another unidentified person, both residents of Charia village in Mandasore district of Madhya Pradesh, were arrested from near the bus stand along with the consignment. During preliminary interrogation, the duo confessed that they had been working for a Madhya Pradesh-based narcotics smuggler, Pappu, and were paid Rs 200 each for the assignment.