New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly supplying heroin from Outer Delhi's Sultanpuri area, officials said Saturday.

The accused, identified as Pappu, is a resident of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 460 gram of heroin worth Rs 1.75 crore in the international market was seized from his possession, the said.

During the investigation, police got a tip-off, following which a trap was laid near Jalebi Chowk in Sultanpuri and he was arrested, a senior police officer said.