Hazaribag: Police arrested four men and seized 2.5 kg of opium, Rs 4 lakh, an electronic weighing scale and three mobile phones during a raid in Hedum village under Lawalong police station limits in Chatra district.Chatra SP Amimesh Naithany said on Sunday that police received a tip-off on Saturday about opium being bought and sold from the houses of Muneshwar Kumar Yadav and Dinesh Kumar Yadav.After verifying the information, police raided the premises and arrested Muneshwar Kumar Yadav (30), Kamlesh Kumar Yadav (19) and Pankaj Kumar (19), all Hedum residents, and Rakesh Kumar Yadav (19) of Garhe village.Naithany said legal proceedings were underway and the operation was part of efforts to curb narcotics trade in the district. The team included station OC Chandan Kumar, SI Wajid Ali, armed personnel and a village chowkidar.
