Lucknow, June 24 -- The Lucknow Crime Branch has arrested a suspected drug smuggler and seized 300 grams of high-potency hydroponic cannabis, popularly known as "OG", with an estimated international market value of Rs.20 lakh, officials said on Wednesday.

The arrest comes days before the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and amid a special anti-narcotics campaign being conducted by the Lucknow Police Commissionerate.

Additional DCP (crime) Kiran Yadav said the seizure was a significant breakthrough under the ongoing "Drug-Free India" campaign being observed from June 17 to 26. She said awareness drives and enforcement actions against drug traffickers are being carried out simultaneously across the city.

"The ...