3 held with charas in J&K's Samba

Three suspected drug peddlers were arrested after 1.65 kg of charas was recovered from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Saturday, police said.

A police party intercepted three persons moving under suspicious circumstances at Birpur near Bari Brahmana and recovered the contraband, an official said.

The accused -- Sultan Mohammad, Mohammad Rafiq and Rohit Rana -- were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the official added.