Jammu: Two alleged drug peddlers were
arrested along with poppy straw and charas in separate
operations in Doda and Jammu districts, police claimed today.
Gurpreet, hailing from Punjab, was arrested during
vehicle checking at Manda Naka in Pacca Danga area of the city
this afternoon, a police spokesman said.
Singh tried to escape when the police stopped his vehicle
for checking but was overpowered and arrested after nine kgs
of poppy straw was recovered from his possession, he said.
In another operation, a drug peddler was arrested from
Kahara bridge near Gandoh in Doda district last evening and
some 'charas' was recovered from him, he said.
Both the drug peddlers were booked under Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Act, the police spokesman said.
PTI
