90 kg poppy seeds seized in Jammu
Jammu:
At least 90 kilograms of poppy seeds were seized on the Narval check-post
near here on Thursday, police officials said today. The State police seized
the drug from a truck loaded with apples after getting a tip-off and arrested
three persons in this connection. Seikh Rehman, Superintendent of Police,
south Jammu, said that investigations were still on and a few more people
might be arrested. "We worked on a tip off from one of our sources. We
seized around 90 kilograms of bookie (poppy seeds) and a case has been
registered under sec 15 of the drugs act. The investigation is still on
and we hope to arrest a few more people," said Rehman. Police estimated
the price of the seized drugs at more than Rs five lakhs. Poppy seeds
are offending ingredients because some varieties contain traces of morphine.
Opium is mainly cultivated in India in the higher reaches of Himalayas
in few northern pockets but is now largely state-regulated or illegal
cultivation is mostly destroyed. India is considered a major conduit of
opium smuggling cultivated in the Golden Triangle comprising Southeast
Asian countries Myanmar, Laos and Thailand and the Golden Crescent which
groups Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran.
- Feb 10, 2006
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