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11 drug peddlers held in Kathua in 10 days

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Jammu: Eleven drug peddlers, including a woman, were arrested with contraband substances in the last 10 days in Kathua district, police said on Wednesday.
The arrests were made by the anti-drug unit of the Kathua police in separate operations as part of a drive to eradicate the drug menace from the society, a police spokesperson said.
Eight FIRs were registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against the accused. A total of nine kg of marijuana, 33 grams of heroin, five kg of poppy straw and 900 grams of cannabis were seized from the accused, he said.
A local woman and a man hailing from Bihar are among those arrested, the spokesperson said. (PTI)


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