Truck driver, Rajvinder Singh, a resident of Punjab, was arrested from Batote area of Ramban district with 1.25 quintals of poppy straw recovered from his possession yesterday, a police officer said.
He said that seven bags containing the poppy straw were found concealed in the truck.
In another incident, a person with 2.8 kilogram of poppy straw was arrested in Katra of Reasi district yesterday, the police officer said.
The accused, Gulam Qadir, is a resident of Dhansal area in Jammu district.