Police have seized 12 quintal doda (Raw material of opium) from a truck on Sunday night. It has the market price near Rs 40 lakh. Barhi police have lodged an FIR in the police station in the name of truck driver and owner.
Sub Divisional Police Officer Nazir Akhtar said in a press meet that he received secret information through phone that one truck near Reliance Petrol pump In Dhobiyadih has been parked by some persons for a long time, which seems to be doubtful.
After getting the information the SDPO along with the officer in charge and circle officer rushed to the spot. They saw one truck parked there. The SDPO started an inquiry regarding the truck, but no one came to claim it. When the team started the search of the truck it found 98 bags loaded in the truck.
The weight of all the bags was 12 quintals.
The narcotics officer confirmed that the market value of the doda was around Rs 40 lakh. The driver of the truck absconded from there and the truck was seized.
The Barhi police have lodged an FIR on the owner and driver of the truck. The police have started the further investigation.
The Barhi police under the leadership of SDPO have started a special drive against the illegal trading of the opium and its raw material. Police have seized opium and its raw material worth over Rs one crore in a month.