Archive · 18 Jul 2026
Drug Haul Turns Fatal in MP's Guna
In Guna, Madhya Pradesh, a team from the Central Bureau of Narcotics was chasing a truck carrying a lot of poppy husk worth ₹3 crore.
The car leading the truck was going too fast and hit a motorcycle, killing a couple and injuring a child and another person.
The narcotics team seized the drugs and took the injured to the hospital.
The drugs were being transported from Jharkhand to Rajasthan or Gujarat.
The police are investigating the incident and more arrests are expected.
A drug haul operation by the Central Bureau of Narcotics in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, turned fatal when a fleeing smuggler's car hit a motorcycle, killing a couple.
The incident occurred in Mavan village on the Ashoknagar road, under the jurisdiction of the Cantt Police Station.
The car was escorting a truck carrying 25 quintals of poppy husk worth ₹3 crore, which was being transported from Jharkhand to Rajasthan or Gujarat.
A three-year-old child and another person were injured and admitted to the district hospital, with the child in critical condition.
The narcotics team seized the drugs and is investigating the smuggling operation, with further arrests likely.
- Who
- Central Bureau of Narcotics, fleeing smuggler, innocent couple (Kallu and Pinky Barela), and bystanders
- What
- A drug haul operation resulting in a fatal accident
- When
- Friday night
- Where
- Mavan village, Ashoknagar road, Guna, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The smuggler was trying to escape from the narcotics team
- Location
- Guna, Madhya Pradesh
- Drug Seized
- 25 quintals of poppy husk
- Value of Drugs
- ₹3 crore
- Victims
- Kallu Barela (34), Pinky Barela (30), Ranveer (3), Govardhan Kushwaha
- Injured
- Ranveer, Govardhan Kushwaha
- Investigating Agency
- Central Bureau of Narcotics
- Route of Smuggling
- Jharkhand to Rajasthan/Gujarat