Police have seized 156 kg of poppy from a Punjab-bound truck and arrested two persons, including the truck driver, from Udhampur district on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
The seizure was made yesterday during a surprise check. The driver of the truck, Bachitar Singh, and his associate Harpal Singh were arrested.
The were smuggling a consignment of poppy to Punjab from Sangrama village in Baramulla district of North Kashmir, police said.
A case has been registered and investigation into it v on, they said.
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