1400 kg of drugs seized near Jammu-Punjab border
Jammu, Aug 06: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir today seized 1400 kilograms of poppy husk from a truck in Kathua district, officials said.
The fruit-laden truck was intercepted by a joint party of Excise department and police at toll post in Lakhanpur bordering Punjab, they added.
A search of the Punjab-bound vehicle led to one of the biggest-ever poppy husk haul, the officials said.
After arresting the driver and seizing the truck, a case under NDPS Act was registered, the officials added.