Motihari:Motihari police, in a joint operation with the Special Task Force (STF), arrested three interstate drug smugglers and seized 10.54kg of opium near the Nursingbaba temple on NH-27 under the Dumariyaghat police station area in East Champaran on Saturday. Police said a total of 10.54kg opium, 4kg ganja, 1.1kg doda and Rs 14,300 in cash were seized during the operation.SP Swarn Prabhat said the smugglers revealed during interrogation that they had procured the consignment from Jitendra Chaudhary, a former panchayat samiti member of Sareya village under Gobindganj police station area. Acting on the lead, a police team raided Sareya panchayat and arrested four women, including Sunita Devi (32), Rinki Kumari (25), Sunita Devi (25) and Nanhki Devi (30). During the raid, police recovered opium, hashish and ganja.The arrested smugglers were identified as Sajan Kumar Yadav (21) and Munna Kumar Yadav (24), both residents of Chatra district in Jharkhand, and Anuj Kumar Sao (27) of Gaya district. They were intercepted in a white car carrying the contraband concealed inside. Jitendra has also been arrested and booked in the case.The SP, who led the operation, said an FIR has been registered at Dumariyaghat police station against the arrested smugglers and the former panchayat samiti member under relevant sections of the NDPS Act. Further investigation is underway.
