The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Tuesday evening arrested a 50-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man with 39 kg of poppy husk at the railway station here.
The accused have been identified as Daljeet Kaur, a resident of Shimlapuri, and Honey Kumar of Aujla village in Jalandhar.
Police said the contraband was brought from Ujjain.
Officials said this is the largest single recovery by the GRP at the station, compared to a total of 49.5 kg seized during the entire previous year.
The duo was intercepted while attempting to leave the station through an under-construction section.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in-charge, Ludhiana, inspector Palwinder Singh, said the suspects were carrying a large bag, which aroused suspicion. On checking, the police recovered the poppy husk.
Police said both the accused have a criminal history and cases have been registered against them under the NDPS Act.
Daljeet was earlier arrested in 2022 with 4.5 quintals of poppy husk and was recently released on bail, while Honey has two NDPS cases and one under the Arms Act.
Honey also works as a labourer, the police said.
{{/usCountry}}Honey also works as a labourer, the police said.
{{/usCountry}}The accused were produced in the court on Wednesday and the GRP secured one day remand for further interrogation. An FIR under the NDPS Act has been registered against the duo at the GRP station in the case.