Opium husk worth 40L seized, 4 held in Churu
Jhunjhunu: The police Saturday seized 273 kilogram of opium husk worth Rs 40 lakh and arrested four people in Churu district. Two vehicles were also seized.
According to Ratangarh police officer Dilip Singh, the police were patrolling Saturday night when they received a tip-off about drug trafficking.
They stopped and searched a car near Sankat Mochan Balaji Temple on the Ratangarh Highway.
The occupants, 25-year-old Mahavir Prasad Meghwal from Barwali village and 29-year-old Vikram Singh Rajput from Chawandiya village, both in Didwana, revealed they were piloting a Fortuner car carrying the opium husk, he said.
Meanwhile, a Fortuner car arrived at the police checkpoint, carrying 48-year-old Kulwant Singh and 40-year-old Gurpreet Singh, both from Punjab. Upon searching the car, police found 272.35 kilogram of opium husk in 14 bags, estimated to be worth around Rs 40 lakh.
According to the police, the accused were transporting the opium husk from Madhya Pradesh to Punjab. A case has been filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).
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