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Man held with 20kg poppy husk in Ludhiana
Ludhiana police said the accused is a drug addict and used to smuggle the contraband to fund his addiction
Updated on: Apr 8, 2024, 05:34:19 IST
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A Sukhdev Nagar resident was arrested with 20kg poppy husk from Ishar Nagar on Saturday.
The accused has been identified as Rana Kumar, a labourer.
Police said that Kumar is a drug addict and used to smuggle the contraband to fund his addiction.
Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Bhupinder Singh said that Rana is already facing trial in seven drug peddling cases, lodged at various police stations of Punjab and Haryana.
Following the latest recovery, a case under Sections 15B, 61 and 85 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered at Sadar police station.
