PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 21 -- : Police in Kaushambi district arrested a drug trafficker and seized MDMA (ecstasy tablet) worth about Rs.20 lakh late on Monday night, officials said. The arrest was made by Kokhraj police following a tip-off. The accused was stopped while travelling from Bhadohi to Mumbai. He was caught before he could board a train from Cheoki railway station in Prayagraj.

The accused has been identified as Sandeep Kumar Rajak, a resident of Bhadwan village in Kokhraj. Police recovered 147 grams of MDMA, a banned synthetic drug. According to police, the information was first received by Shahjadpur Tendhimode police outpost in-charge Ganesh Kumar. After this, inspector Chandrabhushan Maurya formed a team and sealed the area near T...