Kadapa, Jan 22 (PTI) Five suspected smugglers, allegedly carrying drugs imported from Afghanistan, were detained in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh in a joint operation conducted by a central investigative agency and local police, police, police sources said, toady.
The value of the 'high-quality' drugs weighing one kg, whose details are not yet known, is estimated to be Rs five crore in international market, police sources said.
The five accused, two of whom hail from Kerala and the rest from Kadapa district, were taken into police custody on Wednesday and are being interrogated, a police official told PTI, adding that they have not been formally arrested yet.
According to police, the accused worked in Kuwait earlier and had come to India recently.
The operation was carried out by Rayachoty police on information provided by the central investigative agency under the supervision of Pulivendula Additional SP Anbu Rajan, sources said.
Police suspect that the drugs were smuggled from Afghanistan and the samples have been sent to experts to ascertain their details.
Local police are tight-lipped about the development.
