Chandigarh: Two kg opium worth Rupees 6 lacs was recovered by the Narcotics Control Bureau from a drug smuggler on Wednesday here.
The drug smuggler belongs to Madsor town in Madhya Pardesh.
Conversing with media, Director of NCB Kostumbh Sharma said that it was a successful operation which helped us to recover two kg pure opium and 5 kg material which is used to get mixed with opium to increase its quantity.
Additionally, director said that this operation will result in decrease of opium supply in surrounding areas of Chandigarh.