Trucker held with poppy in Samba

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Oct 17 2016 | 7:03 PM IST
Police today arrested a trucker and recovered poppy from his truck in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
A police patrol party was conducting checking of vehicles at main market in Ramgarh during which they recovered 7 Kg and 840 grams of Poppy from the cabin of the truck, a police officer said.
The police while taking cognizance into the matter seized the contraband item as well as the truck. The driver of the vehicle namely Pritam Chand was also arrested, he said.
A case has been registered against the accused person and the investigation is taken up.

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First Published: Oct 17 2016 | 7:03 PM IST

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