Man held with opium in Jharkhand's Chatra

Police in Jharkhand's Chatra district arrested a 28-year-old man with 2.9 kg of opium and seized 170 kg of poppy husk in separate operations.

A 28-year-old man was arrested with opium in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Tuesday.

Anil Kumar Yadav of Sidki village was arrested with 2.9 kg of opium in the Hunterganj police station area on Monday on the basis of a tip-off, they said.

Yadav was nabbed when he was transporting the opium to Gaya in Bihar on a tempo, they added.

''During interrogation, he said the consignment was actually being sent to Delhi,'' said SP Animesh Naithani.

He said the seized drugs were worth around Rs 15 lakh.

In a separate operation, police seized 170 kg of poppy husk from the Lawalong police station area.

''A car was intercepted during a vehicle checking drive, and the contraband, valued around Rs 25.50 lakh, was seized. The driver of the vehicle somehow fled,'' SDPO (Simaria) Shubham Bhausaheb said.