Man arrested with four kg poppy straw in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu | Wednesday | 1st August, 2018

Summary:

SRINAGAR: A man was arrested today and about four kg of poppy straw was seized from him in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir , police said. During routine checking of vehicles, a truck bearing Jammu registration was intercepted at Alipora, Chadoora in central Kashmir district, a police spokesperson said.The driver -- identified as Balvinder Singh -- a resident of Hoshiarpur , Punjab was arrested and the vehicle seized, he said.The spokesperson said a case under Section 08/15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered and an investigation is underway..