Haryana: 305 kg doda poppy found in two luxury cars, four arrested

Kaithal, October 18 (IANS). The Kaithal police in Haryana recovered 305 kg of poppy seeds from two luxury cars – BMW and Volkswagen – on Saturday morning. Its price was said to be around Rs 40 lakh. The police arrested four accused in the car. The Kaithal police received information from an informer that some people were going to supply drugs in luxury cars. Police crime DSP Sushil Prakash said that the accused carried Doda poppy by hiding it in the boot of both the luxury vehicles. During the search, 305 kg of Doda Post was recovered. The four accused were taking this Doda poppy from Rajasthan to Punjab. The four arrested accused are residents of Patiala district of Punjab. The DSP said that two of the four accused had earlier registered drug trafficking cases against them. The police have registered a case against the four accused under relevant sections and have now started probing other links of this smuggling racket. After questioning them, a team is formed to arrest other accused. He told that Kaithal Police took this action as part of the campaign against war drugs run by Haryana Police. Doda poppy was transported in 21 bags. DSP said that this action was taken under the guidance of SI Ramesh and Mukesh. In the arrest, all four accused have been identified as residents of Punjab. Taking advantage of the fact that luxury cars are not stopped quickly, these people carried drugs. In this, one vehicle has the number of Uttar Pradesh while the other has the number of Gurugram. He said that an investigation is also being conducted into both the vehicles. Was this car stolen? The entire matter will soon be made public after investigation. –IANS –SAK/VC Share this story Tags