Jammu: Five suspected drug peddlers,
including a woman, were today arrested and various drugs,
including cannabis and heroin, were seized from them in Kathua
district, police said.
The woman was apprehended in Sawan Chak area and four kg
heroin was seized from her possession. A case was registered
at Kathua Police Station, they said.
In a separate incident, one man identified as Mohd Ashraf
of Pulwama was intercepted during patrolling by a police team
and 105 gm of heroin was seized from him, they added.
A case was registered. Both the accused said the drugs
were supposed to be sold in Kathua town and its adjoining
areas, they said.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team with the assistance of
the Excise Department intercepted a truck and recovered 1,960
bottles of Max Coff-T (codeine phosphate), he said.
One Abdul Rashid Mir of Pulwama area was arrested along
with his two associates, Owais Bashir and Amir Ahmed. A case
in this matter was registered.
