5 drug peddlers arrested with cannabis, heroin in J-K

Five alleged drug peddlers were arrested with heroin and cannabis from Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.

A police team intercepted a car at Miran Sahib in outskirts of Jammu district and during a search seized 45 grams and 40 grams of heroin from its two occupants, a police officer said.

The duo, identified as Tousef Hussain and Laila Khalid of Sunjwan, was arrested, he said.

In Kunjwani area of Jammu city a car was intercepted by a police team and 20 grams of heroin was seized from Arshad and Aarif who were travelling in the car, police said, adding they were arrested.

 

In another incident, police intercepted a man at Canal road area in the city and seized 3 kg of cannabis from him, they said, adding he was arrested and a case registered against him.