Agencies
Srinagar, August 1:
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.
