Jammu: Police on Friday arrested two inter-district drug peddlers and recovered heroin from their possession in Udhampur district, officials said.
A police team, while conducting routine checking at a motor shed in Chenani, intercepted a Toyota Glanza that was on its way from Udhampur towards the Kashmir valley, they said.
During checking, four persons were found travelling in the vehicle. Upon conducting a personal search of the driver and co-driver, police recovered two transparent polypacks containing heroin from two persons, officials noted, adding that the accused have been identified as Tawheed Ahmad Khan and Nayyeem Ahmad Akhoon from Kashmir.
In this connection, a case has been registered at Police Station Chenani under relevant Sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, police said.
Police in Pulwama also arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession.
Anayatullah Makdoomi of Drasoo was arrested at a checkpoint established at Eidgah area of Pulwama, and recovered approximately 52 grams of cannabis-like substance from his possession, police said, adding a case under relevant sections of law has been registered for investigation.
