1700 poppy husk seized in India, Jodhpur

In a major drug haul, the Narcotics Control Bureau have seized over 1,700 kilogram of poppy husk. This contraband of poppy husk was hidden behind the air conditioners in the container, which were to be off loaded in Haridwar.

According to director (NCB) Madho Singh, a tip-off was received by the NCB that container was heading to Jodhpur from Ahmedabad with a huge consignment of poppy husk, to be delivered in Jodhpur.

Upon the information, the NCB sleuths put up a nakabandi at Dangiawas near Jodhpur and intercepted a container bearing Gujarat registration number matching with the information in the tip-off.

"The container was stuffed with the air conditioners. On minute checking of the container, these sacks of poppy husks were found hidden in the boxes of air conditioners," Singh said.

The NCB seized the container and arrested the driver identified as Kanhaiyalal Nath. On weighing the poppy husk, it was found to be 1,745 kg packed in the sacks.

Singh said that the container had left from Ahmedabad with 312 air conditioners which were to be off loaded in Haridwar. But instead of heading to Haridwar, the driver halted in Nimbahera, loaded the poppy husk in the container and came to Jodhpur.

The NCB has registered a case under NDPS act and has been investigating as to whom this consignment was to be delivered. According to the information, the owner of the truck Ravi Prakash Sharm was escorting the truck in his car but fled the moment, the container was apprehended by the NCB sleuths.

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