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J&K police arrests 3 with narcotic substances

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Press Trust of India Jammu
The Jammu and Kashmir police today claimed to have arrested three people with cannabis and poppy in Jammu and Rajouri districts of the state.

On specific information, police intercepted a drug peddler in Kalakote belt of Rajouri district and recovered from him 25 grams of Cannabis today, a police officer said.

The alleged peddler was arrested and a case registered against him, the police officer said.

In another case, police intercepted two pedestrians at Satwari belt of Jammu city and during search of their belongings recovered 4 kg poppy straw from their possession, officer said.

The police have registered a case under relevant sections of law, he said adding that investigation is going on to ascertain the source and destination of the consignment.

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First Published: Mar 27 2017 | 8:22 PM IST

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