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5 foreigners arrested at Delhi airport with drugs worth Rs 15 crore

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New Delhi: Five Afghanistan nationals have been arrested at the Delhi airport for allegedly ingesting 370 heroin capsules worth Rs 15 crore to smuggle into India. They were carrying the banned substance from Kandahar, officials said.

The alleged smugglers, who arrived at Terminal-3 of the airport from Kandahar via Kabul on Saturday, were intercepted in a joint operation of multiple agencies.

They were taken into custody and produced before a magistrate. They were later admitted to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia hospital.