Chatra sadar PS team nabbed four opium smugglers and has seized more than 8kg opium and Rs 1.08 lakhs from them. Police has also seized two mobiles and two bikes from the nabbed smugglers.
SDPO Chatra Gyanranjan said that sadar PS team was checking the vehicles near Baraini more of Chatra town as usual. During this vehicle checking drive Ghanshyam Sao and Sunil Yadav both residents of Kunda PS were arrested along with 8.3kg opium kept in their bikes.
The arrested culprits informed that two inter-district smugglers of opium are waiting for them near Chatra petrol pump. The police team reacted immediately and took Vinod Prasad and Madan Prasad into custody from near new petrol pump, Chatra. Both are residents of Balumath, latehar. Police has seized `1.08 lakhs cash, mobile and bike from them.