Ferozepur, Oct. 9 -- Police on Wednesday apprehended a notorious drug trafficker and his accomplice before they could dispose of a consignment of heroin smuggled from Pakistan.

"A total of 5 kg of heroin, Rs.29 lakh in drug money, two mobile phones, and a motorcycle were recovered from their possession," said SSP Bhupinder Singh Sidhu, adding that the arrests followed a week-long surveillance operation based on credible intelligence inputs. The duo was nabbed near Bajaj Dairy on Border road.

The arrested have been identified as Sajan (25), a resident of Basti Awa in Ferozepur City, and Ramesh alias Vishal (23), from Norang Ke Leli Wala village.

Sajan, currently out on bail, is a repeat offender with five previous NDPS Act cases and had...