Poppy worth 2.3cr seized from Namkum

Ranchi: Acting on a tip-off, police seized 1,560 kg of illegal poppy bulbs, which are used to make opium, from a house in Singersarai village under the Namkum police station area. The market value of the seized contraband is around Rs 2.34 crore, according to police.

DSP (headquarters) Amar Kumar Pandey on Friday said, "A team led by me reached the house and identified its owner as Jege Munda with the help of the local mukhiya. We sent a message to Jege to open his house, but he did not come."

He further said, "So, the locks were broken in the presence of the local mukhiya and the magistrate and seized the poppy bulbs, which were hidden in 103 sacks."

Pandey said a case has been registered under sections 15/18 (b), 22 (c)/25/29 of the NDPS Act against Jege.

"Raids are on to nab the Jege and the role of other persons in the illegal transaction is also being ascertained," he added.