Rohtak police and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday claimed that they have arrested nine alleged drug peddlers from Haryana, Punjab and other neighbouring states over the last week and seized 802kg narcotics.
Event Context
Superintendent of police (SP) Gaurav Rajpurohit said the coordinated operations were carried out across Haryana, Punjab and neighbouring states to target interstate drug supply networks.
Team Analysis
In the third operation, police recovered 550kg of poppy husk from a vehicle intercepted near Khairdi Mod and arrested two accused, both residents of Madhya Pradesh.
The consignment was allegedly being transported from Madhya Pradesh to Rajpura in Punjab’s Patiala district. Police said a detailed investigation is underway to identify those involved in the supply chain.
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In the first operation on July 16, police intercepted two vehicles in Nindana village and recovered 10.32kg of opium and 21.507kg of charas, and arrested four accused. According to the SP, the contraband had been transported from Uttarakhand and was meant to be supplied in the Rohtak region.
In another operation, police seized 221kg of cannabis from a truck in the Kalanaur police station area and arrested three persons. The consignment was allegedly being transported from Chhattisgarh to Jind. Investigators said the ganja had been concealed beneath legally transported fish feed in an attempt to evade detection.
