Jaipur, Jul 19 (PTI) An alleged interstate smuggler was arrested in Rajasthan's Churu district and poppy husk Rs worth 5 crore was seized from him, police said Friday.

Churu Superintendent of Police Jai Yadav said during patrolling, the police team stopped a container truck with Nagaland numberplate coming from Sardarshahar and searched it. The sacks of poppy husk were found hidden under sacks of rice.

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The value of the seized narcotic substance is estimated to be around Rs 5 crore, the police said.

He said that the police team seized a total of 30.75 quintals of poppy husk from the container truck and arrested an interstate smuggler, Daljit Singh (43) from Punjab, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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