Nurpur, June 11 -- In a breakthrough against narcotics trafficking, the Nurpur Police in Himachal Pradesh have busted an interstate drug smuggling network and seized 264.6 grams of heroin concealed inside the steering assembly of a car, Nurpur said on Thursday.

The contraband, classified as a commercial quantity under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, was recovered during a targeted operation conducted by the CIA unit of Nurpur near Milwan in Kangra district.

Acting on specific intelligence inputs, police teams set up a checkpoint near the railway crossing on the Ulehrian-Milwan road and intercepted a white car. Independent witnesses were associated with the search operation.

During a thorough inspection of the...