J-K: 4 arrested with 43 kg of poppy in Kathua

Four persons have been arrested and 43 kg of poppy has been seized in two separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, the police said today.

On a tip-off, a team intercepted a car at Kunjwani Chowk in the outskirts of Jammu city, and recovered 30 kg of poppy during a search, a police officer said.

One person was arrested and a case has been registered in this regard, he said.

In another incident, the police intercepted a truck at Lakhanpur and seized 10 kg of poppy, he said, adding that one person was arrested and case has been registered.
 

He said police have also seized 3 kg of poppy from two alleged drug peddlers in Rajbagh area. They are from Punjab, the officer said.