Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh - The Hindu

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On the morning of August 28, a bus heading to Pratapgarh in Rajasthan was stopped soon after it began its journey from Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district. A group of policemen in mufti entered the vehicle and deboarded an 18-year-old boy. Sohanlal Mirasi, a resident of Sarnon Ki Dhani village in Rajasthan's Balotra district, was detained and later booked for illegally possessing 2.71 kilograms of opium.He was charged under Sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.