400 kgs of poppy seized from truck on J&K highway, 2 held

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Press Trust of India Banihal (J&K)
Last Updated : Apr 11 2017 | 3:07 PM IST
Police has recovered 400 kgs of poppy husk from a truck and arrested two persons on Jammu- Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir.
The truck was intercepted at a check point on Jammu- Srinagar national highway in Banihal belt of Ramban district by the police and a search of the truck was conducted last evening, a police officer said today.
They recovered 400 kgs of poppy husk from the truck and arrested its driver Rajinder Ram and conductor Sukhwinder Ram of Punjab, he said, adding the truck has been seized and a case registered.

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First Published: Apr 11 2017 | 3:07 PM IST

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