Chatra, Apr 13 (PTI) The police have seized narcotics worth Rs 50 lakh during a raid on a house in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, an officer said on Monday.
The raid was conducted within the Kunda police station limits on Sunday, following a tip-off that narcotics had been kept in bulk in the house, they said.
Chatra SP Sumit Agarwal said, “We have recovered 840 grams of opium, 315 kg of poppy husk, and 35 kg of poppy seed from the house. An FIR against three members of the house has been lodged under the NDPS Act.” The market value of the seized narcotics is around Rs 50 lakh, the SP said.
The accused are on the run, and raids are being conducted at several possible locations to apprehend them, he said. PTI COR RPS RPS RG
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