The arrest of five persons revealed that illegal narcotics trade was going on in Jharkhand.

Apart from arresting these five persons, Jharkhand police have seized narcotics worth more than ₹50 lakh in two separate operations across two districts,” officials said on Friday (May 22, 2026).

In Chatra district, police seized two four-wheelers and recovered 324 kg of opium husks within the Sadar police station limits on May 21, 2026).

In another operation in Hazaribag district, five persons were arrested, and 54 grams of brown sugar was seized from their possession.