JAIPUR: In the biggest-ever seizure of poppy husk by CID (crime branch) in the state, 4.3 tonnes of the banned substance, worth Rs 4 crore, was seized from a truck in Chittorgarh district and the driver was arrested, said ADG crime Ravi Prakash.
According to a statement issued by police department, a team of police officials conducted the raid near Mangalwar toll plaza in Chittorgarh when the poppy husk was being carried in a truck under wheat sacks.
The driver Somraj, 38, was arrested immediately after seizure of poppy husk.
“This is the biggest ever seizure of poppy husk by the crime branch in the state.
We handed over the driver to local police station after arresting him.
They will further investigate the matter,” said Pushpendra Singh Rathore, deputy SP of CID-CB.
A team of officials under the leadership of Suryaveer Singh Rathore, deputy SP CID-CB, followed the truck bearing number RJ-50-GB-2797- which was heading towards Jodhpur.
After the truck was intercepted near Mangalwar toll plaza in Chittorgarh, in presence of CID (Crime Branch), SHO Mangalwar Vikram Singh found 4.3 tonnes of poppy husk hidden under 215 wheat sacks while conducting a check on it.
These substances were immediately seized by the team, read the statement.