An alleged drug peddler was on Monday arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district and poppy was seized from his possession, police said.
Shamsher Lal Bhagat was intercepted by a police team on suspicious grounds at Channi Kartholi belt and during frisking, 2.6 kilograms of poppy was recovered from him, police said.
The accused was arrested on spot and a case was registered at police station Bari-Brahmana. Further probe is on, police said.