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Cops seize 381 illegally grown opium plants; owner arrested

A case under Section 18 of the NDPS Act was registered at Baga police station against Avtar Singh
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The accused in police custody.
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In a move to check illegal cultivation of opium, Baga police seized 381 illegally grown opium plants from a villager in Darlaghat area yesterday.

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Giving information, Solan SP Gaurav Singh today said that while patrolling the area last evening, the police received a tip-off that one Avtar Singh, a resident of Kandaar, had illegally cultivated opium on the land in front of his house.

Acting on the tip-off, the police raided the field of the said person and found 381 illegally grown opium plants. Following this, a case under Section 18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered at Baga police station and Avtar Singh (50) was arrested.

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He was produced in court today by the police for securing his remand. During the investigation, it was found that a case of assault was also registered against him at Darlaghat police station and investigation was underway in the matter.

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