3 drug peddlers arrested in Rajouri

Three suspected drug peddlers were arrested and narcotics, including heroin, were seized from them in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.

Om Prakash, Wasim Shah and Manawar Farooq were "notorious" drug peddlers and were arrested during a vehicle check at Manjakote town last evening, a police spokesman said.

He said the trio, on noticing policemen, stopped their vehicle and tried to flee.

"The trio were arrested and a search led to the recovery of narcotics, including heroin, from their possession," the spokesman said.

He said a case under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against them.