India, Oct. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
In a continued drive against illicit drug trafficking and illegal cultivation of narcotic drugs, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Madhya Pradesh Unit, conducted three significant enforcement operations during over the past few days, resulting in the seizure of 2,774.650 kg illicit poppy straw (Dodachura) and five vehicles. Four persons were arrested in connection with the cases.
On 27 October 2026, acting on specific intelligence, a team of officers of CBN, MP Unit intercepted a Rajasthan-registered container truck on the Mumbai-Delhi Expressway near Sitamau. The vehicle was suspected of transporting a huge quantity of poppy straw towards Punjab. A thorough search resul...