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5 kg poppy straw recovered, accused held in J-K

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Jun 09 2018 | 8:05 PM IST

A suspected drug peddler was arrested after five kilograms of poppy straw was recovered from his possession in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.

Rahul Sharma, a resident of Pakhlai village, was arrested on a specific information from Udhampur district town, a police official said.

He said that Sharma was moving under suspicious circumstances when he was intercepted by the police. A search led to the recovery of huge quantity of poppy straw.

A case has been registered at Udhampur Police Station and further investigation taken up, the official said.

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First Published: Jun 09 2018 | 8:05 PM IST

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