Two Drug Peddlers Held with 239 Kg Poppy Straw in J-K’s Udhampur – News18
Published By: Kavya Mishra
Last Updated: October 15, 2023, 23:37 IST
Two suspected narcotics smugglers were arrested on Sunday. (Representational image)
The truck, arriving from Kashmir, was intercepted and checked at Jakhani along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, a police spokesperson said
Two suspected narcotics smugglers were arrested on Sunday after over 200 kilogrammes of poppy straw was recovered from their truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said.
The truck, arriving from Kashmir, was intercepted and checked at Jakhani along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, a police spokesperson said.
He said 239 kilogrammes of poppy straw was seized from the vehicle, following which the driver and the co-passenger, both residents of Budgam, were arrested.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered and an investigation is underway, the spokesperson said.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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