Notorious criminal arrested with Heroin in Samba

A notorious criminal was arrested and heroin recovered from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, police said today.

A police team intercepted a car driven by Vipan Kumar Gupta alais Jony at Bari Brahmana and 4.2 grams of Heroin was recovered from his possession today, the police said.

The accused was arrested and the vehicle along with contraband item were seized on spot, the police said, adding a case was registered at Bari Brahmana Police Station and investigation is on.

The accused is a notorious criminal involved in a number of cases, they said.