recovered materials were seized immediately and upon weighing the same with the digital weighing machine brought by the NCB team, the weight of each packet was found to be 1 K.G (gross). Hence, total 3 K.G (gross) of opium was recovered from the said ‘Dhaba’. Moreover, one blue, white TS 500 digital weighing machine was also found lying in the said room. Upon asking, Rewa Thakur stated that, it was being used for weighing the contraband by them. The said weighing machine was also seized. The NCB team thereafter asked for the key of the ‘Wagon R’ vehicle bearing registration no. JH05Z-0836 parked in the premises of the said ‘Dhaba’, upon which he stated that it was kept in the cash counter and he voluntarily provided the key of cash counter. On search of the cash counter, certain articles were found which were duly seized. The said vehicle was opened with the help of the key found in the cash counter in presence of Rewa Thakur and two independent witnesses. On search of the said vehicle, one similar transparent plastic packet was found in the glove box of the same. The said plastic packet was opened in presence of Rewa Thakur and two independent witnesses which led to recovery of black colour semi solid sticky paste like substance, believed to be opium. Some of the contents of the said packet were tested with the help of drug detection kit available with the NCB team, which responded positive for the test of opium and weight of the same was found 01 K.G (gross). Other articles were also seized from the said car. Hence, the total weight of the recovered packets containing substance believed to be opium, was found to be 4 K.G (gross). Thereafter, notice under Section 67 of the N.D.P.S Act was issued to co-accused Rewa Thakur to appear before the Investigating Officer (I.O) of the case for recording his voluntary statement at around 19:00 Hrs. on 06.07.2023 at Chouparan Police Station, Hazaribagh where his statement was recorded. While getting his voluntary statement
