Jharkhand: Drugs worth Rs 10 crore seized, woman arrested

Chatra (Jharkhand), Jun 12 (PTI) A woman drug trafficker was arrested and 3.82 kg of brown sugar and 2.78 kg of opium, worth a total of Rs 10 crore, were seized from her possession in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Thursday.

Police also seized Rs 23.06 lakh in cash and other items from her residence in Kumhar Toli in Patthalgadda police station area, a police officer said.

Chatra Superintendent of Police Sumit Kumar Agarwal said that the police received a tip-off about the sale and purchase of narcotics at the residence of the accused, identified as Madhu Kumari.

"Based on the inputs, a team led by the Simaria sub-divisional police officer was formed. On Wednesday, the team raided Kumari's house and seized 3.82 kg of brown sugar, 2.78 kg of opium, 1.01 kg of white powder used in brown sugar production, four bottles of acetyl chloride chemical, an electronic weighing machine, and Rs 23.06 lakh in cash," Agarwal told reporters.

The SP said that the estimated market value of the seized narcotics -- brown sugar and opium -- is approximately Rs 10 crore.

Agarwal further stated that a case has been registered against Kumari at Patthalgadda police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. PTI COR SAN SAN ACD