Three suspected drug peddlers held in J&K

Three suspected drug peddlers were today arrested and 27 kilograms of poppy straw seized from two vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said.

A gas tanker was intercepted at Majalta on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and a search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 15 kg of poppy straw, a police spokesman said.

He said the driver of the vehicle was arrested and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

Another police party intercepted a truck near Roundomail and 12 kg of poppy straw was seized from it, the spokesman said.

Both the occupants of the vehicle, including the driver, were arrested and a case under the NDPS Act registered against them, he added.