Malkajgiri special operations team and Keesara police on Thursday intercepted a car on Keesara-Shamirpet road, arrested two persons and seized 900 gms of poppy straw from their possession.
The accused were identified as Jagtar Singh, 58, owner of a dhaba near Kandlakoya toll plaza in Medchal- Malkajgiri district, and Jaimal Singh, a worker at the dhaba.
Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat, disclosing the details to media persons on Friday, said the dhaba owner Jagtar had formed network with Punjabi truckers who frequented his place, and was procuring poppy straw from them to resell for premium here.
