MP: Poppy husk worth lakhs seized; two held

The Madhya Pradesh police on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly transporting four quintals of poppy husk, worth Rs 8 lakh, in a container truck, a senior officer said.

Acting on a tip off, narcotics wing of the state police on Thursday seized four quintals of poppy husk from the container truck on Neemuch-Mandsaur Road and arrested Randhir Ranga and Mangilal, additional director general of police (narcotics) Ajay Sharma said.

The narcotic substance, worth around Rs 8 lakh, was stored in packaging for coolers, he added. While Ranga is a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, Mangilal hails from Tamoti village in Neemuch district, the senior official said. The duo has been arrested under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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