CBN Madhya Pradesh Unit seizes 4.240 kg opium; one person arrested

Ministry of Finance CBN Madhya Pradesh Unit seizes 4.240 kg opium; one person arrested

Posted On: 02 OCT 2026 3:17PM by PIB Delhi In continuation of its sustained anti-drug operations, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), MP UNIT based on specific intelligence, intercepted a Hero Glamour motorcycle on the Kanjarda–Manasa road on

30.09.2026 and recovered 4.240 kg opium. One person was arrested in connection with the seizure and the motorcycle used for transportation of the contraband was also seized.

On receipt of specific intelligence that a person riding a Hero Glamour motorcycle bearing Neemuch registration is carrying approximately 4–5 kg opium from Kanjarda towards Manasa, a team of officers of the P&I Cell, CBN Mandsaur, was deployed on the suspected route.

The team maintained strict surveillance on the Kanjarda-Manasa route. Upon identifying the suspected motorcycle, the officers intercepted it and conducted a thorough search. The search resulted in the recovery of two packets containing a total of 4.240 kg opium.

Hero Glamour Motorcycle from which opium was recovered After completion of all requisite legal formalities, the recovered opium along with the Hero Glamour motorcycle was seized under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

(NDPS) Act, 1985, and one person was arrested.

Further investigation is under progress to ascertain the source and intended destination of the contraband and to identify other persons, if any, connected with the illegal trafficking network.The Central Bureau of Narcotics remains committed to combating the illicit trafficking and abuse of narcotic drugs through sustained intelligence-based enforcement action and reaffirms its commitment towards the vision of a Nasha Mukt Bharat.

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