Suspected smuggler arrested with 25 kg poppy in Udhampur

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A suspected narcotics smuggler was arrested and 25 kg of poppy was seized from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir's...

Narcotic smuggler today arrested with 20 kg of poppy
Narcotic smuggler today arrested with 20 kg of poppy

A suspected narcotics smuggler was arrested and 25 kg of poppy was seized from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said today. Based on a tip-off, a police party intercepted a truck on the highway at Jakhani belt last evening, a police officer said today. 

During a search of the vehicle, 25 kg poppy was seized, he said, adding that the inter-state narcotics smuggler, Mohammad Ashraf, of Punjab's Malerkote was arrested.  The vehicle was also seized, he said. A case has been registered at the Udhampur Police Station and further investigation was on, the officer said.