New Delhi, July 8 -- A trader and a grocery store helper were arrested in Delhi's Shastri Park while attempting to deliver a heroin consignment, an official said on Monday.

They said over 1 kg of heroin worth more than '5 crore were seized from the possession of the two accused - Anas Khan (26) and Sudheer Kumar alias Ritik (27).

The two men were intercepted near Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital on Zero Pusta Road on July 1 while they were attempting to deliver the heroin consignment in a car, a senior police officer said.

Of the total, 527 grams of heroin was recovered from Khan and 526 grams from Kumar's possession, the police said. "During questioning, the duo confessed they were procuring heroin from Avnish, a resident of Badaun in Uttar...