Drug peddler held with over 19 kg cannabis in Jammu

A suspected drug peddler was arrested with 19.9 kg of cannabis in Jammu district on Friday, police said.

A police party intercepted a vehicle at Ban toll post on the highway and recovered the contraband being smuggled to Mumbai, they said.

The accused, identified as Mohmmad Youqoob of Srinagar, was arrested, police said.

A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, they said.