India News | Poppy Straw Worth Rs 1.5 Crore Seized in Jharkhand's Latehar

Latehar, Apr 9 (PTI) Around 4.5 tonne of poppy straw was seized from a truck in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said on Sunday.

The driver of the truck, which was on the way to Rajasthan, was arrested, they said.

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"The price of the seized item is around Rs 45 lakh in Jharkhand, and Rs 1.5 crore in Rajasthan. Poppy straw is sold at Rs 1,000 a kg in Jharkhand, and around Rs 3,500 per kg in Rajasthan, according to the truck driver," Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Santosh Kumar Mishra said.

The truck was intercepted on National Highway-75 in Chandwa block on Saturday night, he said.

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During interrogation, the driver told police that the consignment of poppy straw was being taken to Bikaner in Rajasthan after plucking them from the forest along the Ranchi-Gumla Road.

On March 18, the police had seized 10 tonnes of poppy straw from the Chandwa police station area.

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