New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Two persons have been arrested by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police for allegedly selling banned foreign cigarettes and recovered contraband worth Rs 12 lakh, officials confirmed on Sunday.

According to police, the Crime Branch received secret information on Saturday, around 1:10 AM, about a large consignment of prohibited foreign cigarettes being delivered near the bus stop at Palam Dwarka Road in Delhi Cantonment.

Acting on the tip-off, a special team was constituted and a trap was laid at the location to intercept the consignment.

During the operation, two individuals were apprehended from Prehladpur, near Palam Flyover, who were found in possession of a large quantity of banned foreign cigarettes that were mean...