A man in Haryana’s Karnal has been booked for allegedly trying to smuggle 65 grams of opium to a person in the United States via a courier service, said the police on Tuesday. The move came after an employee at the courier company spotted the suspicious packet concealed in a hydraulic jack on Monday, they added, as per a PTI report. The packet was seized by a team of State Narcotics Control Bureau after reaching the courier company, according to a police official.
"An FIR has been registered against Sakti Singh, a resident of Karnal in Haryana, under Section 18 (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the Udyog Vihar Police Station," Sub Inspector Bijender of Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau said.
“When we opened the package, we found a packet of 65 grams of opium inside the jack. Further investigation revealed that the parcel was meant for one Deep Deep at West Princeton Avenue Fresno, USA," he said.
Station House Officer at Udyog Vihar police station said that efforts were underway to nab the accused.
It may be noted that on May 26, the Gurugram police registered a similar case against a Punjab resident for allegedly trying to send opium to a person in America by hiding the contraband in two packets inside boxes of Chawanprash. On July 11, another Punjab resident was booked for allegedly trying to send 44 grams of opium to a person in Canada with the same modus operandi.