Under continuous action to stop the transport and supply of illegal narcotics special police team has been assigned and deployed and station in-charge Dehat Biaora and his team arrested a drug peddler with 3000 kg poppy husk powder worth Rs 60 lakh at Bhopal trisection bridge late in the night on Monday.
After the information was received vehicle was tracked which was coming from Indore road and when the truck was checked packet of flour were found which were carrying poppy husk powder.A man was arrested with the truck and when he was questioned he told his name as Gurusevak alias Sewa Singh Julaha (41) of village Khanpur tehsil Kharad district Mohali Punjab.
From the truck 140 flour sacks of premium company were found in the truck, which were removed and on checking, about 3000 kg of illegally carried poppy husk powder was found in 150 black plastic bags under these bags.
Police have registered a case under section 8 and 15 NDPS . The drugs were worth Rs 60 lakh and truck carrying the drugs was also seized. The team seized a total of drugs and truck worth Rs 86.40 lakh from the possession of the accused.
Police said that the details of procurement and delivery of the drugs would be searched in the further investigation. During investigation local connection of drug peddlers would be investigated. The drug peddler is active for how long and to whom he used to sell drugs in what quantities would be investigated.