The Palghar local crime branch on Friday busted a racket used to supply Laudanum (Afeem) to the various Tea stalls, paan stalls and various people in Palghar. The Waliv police seized around 69 Kg Laudanum and stem braces of the plant which is worth around 1.58 crores.

During the patrolling, the local crime branch officer PSI Hitendra Vichare and his staff intercepted a sports utility vehicle from which they seized 11240 grams opium and 69 kgs Laudanum worth Rs 1.58 crore in the illegal market. The official also recovered 4.5Lakh cash.