Three men involved in supply of poppy straw arrested

Delhi Police's Crime Branch has busted an interstate gang of three men involved in supply of poppy straw, official said on Wednesday.

Shiv Lal (42), Hemraj (63) residents of Udaipur, Rajasthan and Satender (22), a resident of northeast Delhi's Swaroop Nagar were arrested, they said.

Over 400 kilograms of poppy straw worth more than Rs 16 lakh was recovered, police said.

According to police, the poppy straw was being brought in from Rajasthan to Delhi, for sale in Delhi-NCR region. The godown cum factory that was being used to store, grind and pack the poppy straw has been unearthed in Baloki village, Alipur, Delhi,

On September 28, secret information was received that Shiv Lal, a resident of Udaipur, would be transporting large quantity of poppy straw in a truck from Rajasthan to Delhi, said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) BK Singh.

"A trap was laid and Shiv Lal, Hemraj and Satender were apprehended while they were unloading poppy straw from their truck in Baloki village. ..