Khunti — Police in Khunti district carried out a major anti-narcotics operation on Thursday, seizing a large quantity of illegal ‘doda’ valued at nearly ₹50 lakh and arresting two persons.
The raid was conducted in the Arki police station area following specific inputs received by Superintendent of Police Manish Toppo. Acting on the information, a team led by Station House Officer Praveen Kumar Tiwari searched a house in Babu Toli of Naudhi village.
During the operation, police detained Ankit Hajam alias Saju Thakur, who allegedly confessed to running the illegal trade along with his brother. Based on his statement, officers recovered 330.21 kg of ‘doda’, packed in 21 sacks, from the premises. The seized material is estimated to be worth around ₹49.53 lakh.
Police later conducted another raid and arrested the second accused, Lalu Hajam. A case has been registered at Arki police station under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Officials said the operation involved SHO Tiwari, Sub-Inspector Manish Kumar, Kundan Kumar, and armed personnel from Arki police station.
A day earlier, police had also seized 39.79 kg of doda and 6.320 kg of opium in the Jariagarh police station area, with four accused arrested in that case, indicating intensified action against drug trafficking in the district.
With inputs from IANS