Man held with 40 kgs of poppy in Udhampur
Jammu: An alleged drug peddler was arrested with over 40 kgs of poppy in Udhampur district on Tuesday, police said.
The accused was identified as Nirmal Singh, a resident of Fatehpur Sahib, Punjab, they said.
A police team stopped a Punjab-bound truck coming from Kashmir at Chenani for routine checking, the police said.
During a search of the vehicle, 40 kgs and 574 grams of poppy was recovered, they said.
The accused has been arrested and a case registered at Chenani police station, they said. (PTI)
