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Opium worth Rs 1 cr seized in Pakur, One arrested

Opium worth Rs 1 cr seized in Pakur, One arrested

Pakur, Feb 19 (UNI) Police have seized opium worth near about Rs one crore from Littipada Police Station area of this district and have arrested a person in this connection.
Police had received a tip-off regarding opium being smuggled from Khunti district to Malda district to West Bengal following which a vehicle search drive was conducted and the seizure was made.
Pakur SP Rajeev Ranjan said that the total quantity of opium which has seized is around 27 kilograms whose cost is estimated to be around Rs One crore. He said that during the vehicle checking drive a car was signalled to stop however the driver sped away and later police chased the vehicle during which one of the men was caught.

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