Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the opium was hidden in a specially designed and manufactured compartment fitted under the Maruti Swift car.
The arrested people have been identified as Sukhyad Singh and Jagraj Singh. Apart from recovering a huge consignment of opium, the police teams also recovered Rs 40,000 drug money and 400 grams of gold from their possession.
DGP Yadav said further financial investigation revealed 42 bank accounts which were being used for financial transactions by the organized opium syndicate. "Following financial leads in less than 24 hours, Fazilka police have frozen all 42 bank accounts containing drug proceeds worth Rs 1.86 crore," he said.
The DGP said that Fazilka police have also started the process of confiscating the property under Section 68F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (Fazilka) Pragya Jain said that they had received input about the accused that they were carrying opium from Jharkhand and then returned to Dalmir Kheda in Punjab via Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan in a Swift car. Were staying.
The arrested people have been identified as Sukhyad Singh and Jagraj Singh. Apart from recovering a huge consignment of opium, the police teams also recovered Rs 40,000 drug money and 400 grams of gold from their possession.
DGP Yadav said further financial investigation revealed 42 bank accounts which were being used for financial transactions by the organized opium syndicate. "Following financial leads in less than 24 hours, Fazilka police have frozen all 42 bank accounts containing drug proceeds worth Rs 1.86 crore," he said.
The DGP said that Fazilka police have also started the process of confiscating the property under Section 68F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (Fazilka) Pragya Jain said that they had received input about the accused that they were carrying opium from Jharkhand and then returned to Dalmir Kheda in Punjab via Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan in a Swift car. Were staying.
