Ludhiana, March 29 -- The Ludhiana Police have seized 3,100kg of poppy husk following a brief exchange of fire with a group of suspected drug peddlers in Khaira Bet village. While no injuries were reported, the accused - around 10 to 12 in number - managed to escape, abandoning their vehicles at the spot, the police said.

According to officials, the contraband was packed in 155 bags and loaded in four vehicles, including a truck, a Bolero Maxi Truck, an Isuzu vehicle and a Mahindra Scorpio.

The Jamalpur police have registered an FIR against unidentified accused under Sections 15, 15C and 61 of the NDPS Act, Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.

Deputy commissioner of police (DCP, ...