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Three suspected drug peddlers arrested with narcotics in Samba

Three suspected drug peddlers arrested with narcotics in Samba
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Jammu, April 23 (PTI) Police have arrested three alleged drug peddlers and recovered heroin-like substance from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Thursday.

As part of the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Abhiyan’, a police team was conducting checks on the link road towards Rakh Barotian in Vijaypur area, when they intercepted three persons travelling in a scooty, police said.

During the checking, heroin-like substance was recovered from the trio — identified as Rahul Sharma, Sanju Bhagat and Nirmal Kumar, all residents of Jammu.

Police have seized the contraband along with the vehicle. A case has been registered at Vijaypur police station under relevant sections, and further investigation is underway, officials added.

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