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<div>Two men hailing from Punjab were arrested in Sundernagar town by Himachal Pradesh Police with around 61.2 kg of opium husk.</div>
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<div>Police had set up a checkpoint at Alsu Chowk and stopped a vehicle for checking when they found the contraband. The two men were immediately arrested and identified as Kuldeep Singh from Moga and Rampal from Ludhiana.</div>
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<div>Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Sakshi Verma confirmed the report and said a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the duo, and further investigation is underway.</div>
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<div>The illegal production, sale, and diversion of poppy husk (doda chura) and opium are strictly banned and prosecuted under India's NDPS Act (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act). If found guilty, one can face severe charges.</div>
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