Jammu, Jun 18: A suspected drug peddler was arrested after six grams of heroin was recovered from his possession in Samba district on Tuesday, police said.
Yaqoob Hussain was arrested after a brief chase when he tried to escape after being asked to stop for frisking at a bus stand in Bari Brahmana area, an official said.
Hussain was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and is being questioned, the official added.
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