Central Bureau of Narcotics' Madhya Pradesh Unit seizes 4,209.80 kg of poppy straw in two operations
11 October 2026
The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Madhya Pradesh Unit, seized 4,209.80 kg of poppy straw in two operations, the Ministry of Finance said on 11 October 2026.
On 5 October, CBN Neemuch officers stopped a container truck on the Udaipur–Chittorgarh highway and recovered 929.08 kg of poppy straw.
On 9 October, a Tata truck intercepted on the Gandhisagar–Bhanpura road in Mandsaur yielded 3,280.72 kg, hidden beneath 100 bags of wheat used as cover cargo.
Three persons were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and two vehicles were seized.
The CBN said investigations are under way to trace the source and the intended recipients.
In plain words
CBN Central Bureau of Narcotics — A central agency that licenses legal opium poppy cultivation and acts against illicit trafficking.
NDPS Act, 1985 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — The central law that prohibits and punishes illicit dealing in narcotic and psychotropic substances.
Poppy straw Dried parts of the opium poppy plant — All parts of the opium poppy after harvesting, except the seeds; it is a controlled narcotic.