Cocaine worth rupees 75 lakh seized

Varanasi, Jan 31 : Two persons were arrested near Khujji crossing and about half a dozen cocaine worth Rs 75 lakh in the international market was recovered from their possession, police said here today.

The duo were arrested last night and have been identified as Brajesh Yadav of Mau and Mahendra Kumar, a resident of Ghazipur, SP Jaunpur V K Dohre said, adding a country-made pistol and Rs 4,000 in cash was also recovered from their possession.

The contraband was brought from Thailand, he said.