Three arrested, heroin worth Rs 7 lakh seized as Panchkula police search 400 houses

Panchkula, Oct 10 (UNI) Panchkula Police arrested three alleged smugglers, seized 35 grams of heroin worth an estimated Rs 7 lakh and impounded 25 vehicles during a pre-dawn operation involving searches of nearly 400 houses and slum dwellings across three localities on Saturday. The operation, codenamed Operation Clean-Up, covered Rajiv Colony, Indira Colony and Budhanpur under Sector 14 police station. Six people were also detained for questioning, police said. A force of 115 personnel, divided into 11 teams and assisted by three sniffer dogs, carried out the coordinated searches. Two suspects were arrested with 25 grams and 10 grams of…