Jharkhand police seize narcotics worth over Rs 50 lakh, 5 held
CHATRA/HAZARIBAG [Maha Media]: Jharkhand Police arrested five people and seized narcotics worth over Rs 50 lakh in two separate operations across two districts, officials said on Friday.
In Chatra district, police seized two four-wheelers and recovered 324 kg of opium husks within the Sadar police station limits on Thursday, a police officer said.
The police intercepted the vehicles following a tip-off that some individuals were transporting opium husks to Hazaribag district. Based on the information, a vehicle checking drive was conducted, leading to the recovery of 169 kg of opium husk from one vehicle and 155 kg from another, Chatra Superintendent of Police (SP) Animesh Naithani said.
