Trucker held with 69 kg poppy straw
Jammu, May 19: A truck driver has been arrested with 69 kg of poppy straw in Udhampur district, police said Sunday.
On late Saturday night, a Punjab-bound truck was intercepted on Jammu-Srinagar national highway and its driver Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Haryana, was arrested after poppy straw was recovered from the vehicle, they said.
A case has been registered against Kumar under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, they said.