Jaipur, February 14 The Rajasthan Police have seized over 6,000 kilograms of illegally grown opium plants worth around Rs 2 crore and arrested two persons in the Karauli district, officials said on Saturday.
The action was carried out under 'Operation Shikanja', a statewide campaign against organized crime, narcotics, gambling, and illegal mining.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided agricultural fields in the Kailadevi police station area and recovered 6,067 kg of green opium plants concealed among mustard crops, Karauli SP Lokesh Sonwal said.
Sonwal said the accused had planted tall mustard crops to conceal the illegal cultivation. Police arrested Chourasingh Meena (37) and Mankesh alias Pintu Meena (32), while another accused, Ghanshyam alias Ghasu Meena, is at large. The seized plants were packed in 285 plastic sacks.
Officials said the search and seizure process was videographed using an e-evidence application and uploaded to cloud storage to ensure transparency. Revenue officials were also called to verify land records.
Police are investigating the intended supply chain and possible links of the narcotics network, they added.