Haryana Police recovers 15.5 quintal poppy husk, arrests drug smuggler
The police on a tip off, raided the house of one Krishnan, a resident of Bithan village under Bhiwani district and recovered the contraband.
In a major crackdown against drug smugglers in the state, the Haryana Police on Sunday seized 15.5 quintal poppy husk from a Bhiwani-based drug smuggler, police sources told India Today.
The police on a tip off, raided the house of one Krishnan, a resident of Bithan village under Bhiwani district and recovered the contraband. The arrested smuggler is member of an inter-state gang involved in narcotic smuggling.
"We have arrested the accused, who is a member of a gang active in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana. We recovered 15.5 quintal poppy husk from his possession. The consignment had arrived on Friday from Rajasthan. The supplies were meant for Haryana and neighbouring Punjab," a police department spokesperson said.
The accused smuggler during his interrogation told the police that he has links with drug smugglers in Punjab and Haryana, and used to smuggle large quantities of banned drugs. He would store the drugs in his own house and then courier the same to his counterparts in Punjab and Haryana.
Krishnan has been remanded to police custody. His remand is likely to provide important leads to the police to reach the kingpins of the gang.
It is worth mentioning here that a number of highway dhabas (roadside eateries) alongwith the National Highway 1, are dens of drugs where the truckers and people alike get supplies of poppy husk.
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