Rs 21 Lakh Opium Seized in Palghar; Three Arrested in Major Drug Bust

• Police in Palghar, Maharashtra, seized opium worth Rs 21.5 lakh in a recent operation.
• Three individuals were arrested in connection with the drug bust.
• The raid took place on February 2 in Somta village, where a police team acted on a tip-off.
• Authorities recovered 143.51 kg of dried opium poppy pods and 'Doda powder'.
• The arrested persons, Mahendra Kashinath Guroda, Sunil Biyaram Bishnoi, and Babulal Shivshankar Yadav, face charges under the NDPS Act.