The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) has seized 280 grams of heroin, estimated to be worth about ₹1.96 crore in the illegal market, and arrested one person, an official said on Friday (January 30, 2026). The operation was carried out on specific intelligence and also involved the P&I (preventive and intelligence) cell of Barabanki, the officer said. He said a CBN team intercepted a person travelling in a roadways bus after inputs suggested that the suspect was carrying heroin for delivery in Lucknow. The street value of heroin is around ₹7 crore per kg, placing the seized contraband's estimated worth at nearly ₹2 crore. After completing legal formalities, the narcotic substance was seized and the accused arrested under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, he said.