Man held with 120kg poppy husk in Ludhiana

Based on a tip-off, a team raided the accommodation and recovered six bags of poppy husk from the possession of the accused

The Sadar police arrested a 57-year-old man and recovered 120kg poppy husk from his possession on Sunday.

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The accused was identified as Baljinder Singh of Hathur village in Jagraon.

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP, South) Jashandeep Singh Gill said the accused was residing in a
rented accommodation on Sua Road.

“Based on a tip-off, a team raided the accommodation and recovered six bags of poppy husk weighing 1.2 quintals, following which the accused was arrested and booked under Sections 15-61-85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,” Gill said.

The accused was produced before the court and sent to one-day police custody.

“The police have traced six cases of the NDPS Act registered against the accused at different police stations,” Gill said.