Trucker held with 49kg of poppy straw at banihal.
Banihal: 04/05/2021
Today While routine naka checking at T. Chowk Banihal Police party of Police station Banihal intercepted one truck bearing registration No. HP33B-9790 for checking.During the process of checking, 49 Kg of Poppy Straw was recovered from the said vehicle. The accused driver who on questioning disclosed his identity as Darminder Singh S/O Manjeet Singh R /O Nuvgjja Distt. jalandhar Punjab was arrested on spot and the contraband substance weighing around 49Kg was seized. During preliminary questioning, the driver confessed that he was illegally transporting the poppy Sraw from kashmir to Punjab.
In this connection, a case FIR No. 85/2021 U/S 8/15 NDPS Act stands registered at PS Banihal and investigation taken up.