2 drug peddlers arrested with 11.5 grams heroin in J-K

Two alleged drug peddlers were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district today and 11.5 grams of heroin was seized from them, police said today.

During routine patrolling in Birpur, a team of policemen from Bari Brahmana police station intercepted two people who were riding a Super Splendor motorcycle, an officer said.

The accused were identified as Vipan Kumar Gupta alias Jony and Yakoob Ali and 11.5 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession during frisking, he said.

They were arrested on the spot and the contraband seized, the police officer added.

A case has been registered and an investigation is underway, he said.