<p>Pithoragarh: The Police has arrested a drug smuggler here and seized 116 grams of heroin worth Rs 35 lakh from him, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>Neeraj Sarki (25) was apprehended on Thursday and booked under the NDPS Act after 116.73 grams of heroin were recovered from him, said Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police Rekha Yadav.</p>.<p>Rs 2,190 in cash was also recovered from him, she added.</p>.CCB arrests 10 foreigners in drug, immigration cases .<p>Sarki was also wanted in a previous case in which he had snatched a bag from a senior citizen on February 5, 2025, in Pithoragarh town, she said.</p>.<p>A search for him was ongoing, the SP said.</p>.<p>The clue to his whereabouts was provided by Muzamil Ansari, a co-accused in the bag snatching case, she added.</p>.<p>"We have intensified our efforts against drug smugglers after this significant success, and the district will be made free of drugs," Yadav said.</p>
<p>Pithoragarh: The Police has arrested a drug smuggler here and seized 116 grams of heroin worth Rs 35 lakh from him, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>Neeraj Sarki (25) was apprehended on Thursday and booked under the NDPS Act after 116.73 grams of heroin were recovered from him, said Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police Rekha Yadav.</p>.<p>Rs 2,190 in cash was also recovered from him, she added.</p>.CCB arrests 10 foreigners in drug, immigration cases .<p>Sarki was also wanted in a previous case in which he had snatched a bag from a senior citizen on February 5, 2025, in Pithoragarh town, she said.</p>.<p>A search for him was ongoing, the SP said.</p>.<p>The clue to his whereabouts was provided by Muzamil Ansari, a co-accused in the bag snatching case, she added.</p>.<p>"We have intensified our efforts against drug smugglers after this significant success, and the district will be made free of drugs," Yadav said.</p>