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Driver of Punjab-bound truck held with 69 kg of poppy straw in J-K's Udhampur

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Press Trust of India Jammu

A truck driver has been arrested with 69 kg of poppy straw in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Sunday.

On late Saturday night, a Punjab-bound truck was intercepted on Jammu-Srinagar national highway and its driver Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Haryana, was arrested after poppy straw was recovered from the vehicle, they said.

A case has been registered against Kumar under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, they said.

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First Published: May 19 2019 | 6:46 PM IST

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