Inter-state drug peddler held with over 40 kg poppy straw

A drug peddler, hailing from Patiala in Punjab, was arrested here with over 40 kg of poppy straw, police said on Saturday.

The accused, Gurmeet Singh, was driving an oil tanker when he was stopped by the police during routine checking at Nadal-Manwal along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday, a police spokesperson said.

The search of the Punjab-bound vehicle led to the recovery of the contraband, hidden under one of the oil chambers, he added.

Singh, a resident of Patiala, was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), the spokesperson further said. Further investigation is underway.

Smuggler held with heroin worth Rs 50 lakh

Jammu: A drug smuggler was arrested here with heroin worth Rs 50 lakh, Border Security Force (BSF) said on Saturday. The smuggler was apprehended in a joint search operation by BSF troops and Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths from Miran Sahib near the International Border on August 22, the border guarding force said in a post on X. The person is being questioned and some more arrests and recoveries are expected, they said. — PTI