2 arrested for peddling drugs in Poonch and Ramban districts

Jammu, June 13

Two “drug peddlers”, allegedly carrying contraband in Poonch and Ramban districts, were arrested in separate incidents on Sunday, the police said.

Mohammad Alias, a resident of Ari village, was arrested by a joint party of the police and Rashtriya Rifles during checking at Mendhar in Poonch district, Poonch SSP Vinod Kumar said.

Upon noticing the joint party, Alias tried to escape, but was chased down. Sixty-one packets containing 950-gm ‘charas’ were seized from his possession, he said.

In another incident, a police official said a truck driver, Sanjay Singh, a resident of Suriansar, was arrested after 180-kg poppy straw was seized from his vehicle during checking at Jawahar Tunnel in Ramban district.

The truck was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar when it was intercepted, the official said. Both the accused have been booked under the NDPS Act. Further investigation against the accused is being carried out, the police added. — PTI