Two held with nearly poppy in Jammu

Two persons were arrested today from two different locations here and nearly 9 kg of poppy seized from them, police said.

During a special drive, a police party stopped a bus and and found 7.5 kg of poppy from its conductor upon checking in Mandi area here, a police official.

The accused was arrested and the contraband seized. A case has been registered against him at the Pacca Danga police station, he said.

In Manda area, police arrested a man after a brief chase and recovered 1.4 kg of poppy from his possession. A case has been lodged against him, the official said.