LUCKNOW, Dec. 31 -- The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) arrested two active drug traffickers and seized 81.824 kg of illegal ganja, valued at around Rs.41 lakh, during a crackdown on narcotics smuggling, officials said on Tuesday.

The officials said the arrested accused have been identified as Ankur Shivhare (35) and Shyam Shivhare (40), both residents of Rajendra Nagar, Urai Kotwali area of Jalaun district. They said the operation was carried out by ANTF police station Barabanki under the supervision and directions of senior police officials.

According to police, a case has been registered at Urai Kotwali police station, Jalaun, under appropriate sections of the NDPS Act, 1985 and further legal proceedings are underway.

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