Seizure of 65 Kgs Illicit Opium in Neemuch by Central Bureau of Narcotics

[Ref: F.No. XV(7)4/Prev/2012 dated 29^th June 2012]

On specific information a preventive party comprising of 24 officers constituted under the supervision of Deputy Narcotics Commissioner, Neemuch Shri Sahi Ram Meena, which effected a seizure of 65.000 Kgs of illicit Opium on 29.06.2012 at village Kankariya Talai, P.S. Ratangarh, Distt. Neemuch (MP) from the possession of five persons namely (1) Badrilal s/o Devilal Dhakad, (2) Ghisibai w/o Badrilal Dhakad, (3) Jagdish s/o Devaji Dhakad, (4) Labhchand s/o Nola ji, all resident of village Kankariya Talai, P.S. Ratangarh, Distt.Neemuch (MP) and (5) Shankarlal s/o Dalichand r/o village Dhavda Kalan, P.S. Ratangarh, Distt.Neemuch (MP) have been arrested under section 8/18 NDPS Act, 1985. Three motorcycles have also been seized under the provisions of NDPS Act, 1985.

This is the biggest seizure of opium from last ten years by any agency i.e. Central Bureau of Narcotics, Narcotics Control Bureau and Police.