Three arrested with 62 kg of opium in Jharkhand

Three people including a woman carrying 62 kg of opium have been arrested by Ranchi Police on Friday.

"Three people travelling in a car from Odisha have been arrested with 62 kg of opium," Ashutosh Shekhar, Rural Superintendent of Police, Ranchi, told reporters here on Friday.

"The police had set up check points to search vehicles. At Tamar, a speeding driver of a Maruti car crossed the barrier without stopping."

After a police chase for nearly a kilometre, the vehicle was intercepted. All three were apprehended and the opium was found in the back of the car. The market value of the opium is estimated to be Rs 20 lakh.

During interrogation, they admitted that they were taking the opium from Odisha to Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

Two of the arrested persons have been identified as Tanveer Aalam and Asig Iqbal of Doranada area in Ranchi while the woman is their relative.

-- IANS

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