Man held with 10 kg poppy husk

The accused used to procure the contraband from Rajasthan and supply it in Pinjore and adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh

The Crime Branch Sector-19 team has recovered 10.370kg of poppy husk from a man in Pinjore on Monday. According to police, the accused used to procure the contraband from Rajasthan and supply it in Pinjore and adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh. Acting on a secret tip-off, police apprehended Gurvinder Singh alias Guri, a resident of village Kiratpur in the Pinjore area, from beneath a bridge near the village with the possession of the contraband.

Police apprehended Gurvinder Singh alias Guri, a resident of village Kiratpur in the Pinjore area, from beneath a bridge near the village with the possession of the contraband. (HT File)

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