BAREILLY: A team of Bareilly police on highway patrol duty was taken by surprise when it stumbled upon 4 kg of highly refined smack valued at Rs 4 crore hidden in an SUV which crashed into another car, leaving four people injured in Fatehganj East area on Saturday.
Witnesses said two persons in the SUV were also injured but fled leaving the vehicle behind.
Police said the consignment is suspected to belong to a wanted drug smuggler Taimur.
Additional SP (rural) Raj Kumar Agarwal told TOI,“An accident was reported on the Lucknow-Delhi NH in which four persons in a Santro were injured.
While searching the SUV, the team found 4 kg of highly refined smack hidden under the seat, along with two Aadhaar cards, a driving licence and vehicle’s documents.”