Three drug peddlers arrested in Udhampur, Samba
Jammu, Jun 7 (PTI) Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with heroin in Udhampur and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
The accused, Aman Sharma from Shiv Nagar and Hilal Ahmad of Hurlani Dansal, were found moving suspiciously at Domail and Rehambal areas and their physical search led to the recovery of 6.46 grams and 2.34 grams of heroin from their possession, respectively, a police spokesman said.
He said they were subsequently arrested and booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The spokesman said police intercepted a private car at a check point in Vijaypur area of Samba district and recovered 4.50 grams of heroin from its driver Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
A case under NDPS act has been registered against Sheikh and further investigation is underway, he said.
