The Jammu Police today arrested two people who were smuggling nearly 485 kg of poppy out of the state.
The arrest was made during routine checking at a road in Jammu city, when a police team flagged down a truck. On seeing the police, the driver and the helper got off and tried to flee but were arrested, a police official said.
The police official said the poppy was being taken to Punjab from Srinagar.
A case has been registered at the Pacca Danga Police Station and investigation is on, the official said.
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