Panchkula, Sept. 27 -- Panchkula police's anti-narcotics cell seized 8.425 kg of poppy husk from a truck carrying scrap material and apprehended the truck driver on Thursday.

Giving details, ACP crime Arvind Kamboj said that on September 25, the anti-narcotics cell team was on patrol when they received a tip off about a truck driver transporting poppy husk from Delhi to Himachal Pradesh via Panchkula. Acting swiftly, a team led by incharge Praveen Kumar set up a checkpoint on the Zirakpur highway and began inspecting suspicious trucks.

During the operation, police stopped a truck carrying scrap material. On inspection, a bag hidden behind the driver's seat under a blanket was recovered. The bag contained 8.425 kg of poppy husk. The driv...