Poppy Husk weighing 176 quintals worth Rs 3.51 crore has been seized by the Eithakhedi police on Saturday when raided a factory in Parewa Kheda village, said SP (North) Hemant Chouhan.
The accused was identified as Raees Khan of Mandsaur district who took Jain godown on rent for manufacturing poultry feed but was involved in manufacturing drugs illegally.
The godown was used as storage of huge quantities of drugs which were supplied to the customers and suppliers at different places, said SP while talking to media persons during a press conference.
The police have also recovered a Toyota Fortuner vehicle bearing registration number MP13JH5555 which was used for transporting the drugs. In the vehicle police found Rs 25,000 cash. Police started searching for the owner of the vehicle, Rajendra Vishwakarma who has suspected as a accomplice.
Acting on a tip off, the godown was raided and seized 593 sacks carrying 176 quintals of Poppy husk worth Rs 3.51 crore.
During the raid Babu Khan (51) and Shantilal Bajara (35) of Mandsaur district were also nabbed along with the main accused.
Police found that Abdul alias Raja Qureshi was involved in then drug peddling and went absconding after the raid was conducted. Search for Raja has been intensified.
SP Chouhan further said that the network of the accused was spread across Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab.
The investigation has been started and accused would be quizzed regarding drug peddling in different parts and accomplices who have been involved in supplying and collection of the durgs.
Police said Raees Khan is a habitual offender and has been booked for serious offences in the past. He has been booked for murder twice and twice for attempt to murder. He was also booked under Arms Act.
Abdul has been booked for transporting of drugs illegally, Arms Act and assaults cases. He was absconding in double murder case in the year 2014 in Nimbakheda and was carrying a cash reward of Rs 30,000 over his head.