India News | 500 Kg Poppy Husk Recovered from 2 Interstate Smugglers in Jammu
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The police here Thursday recovered 500 kg of poppy husk from two inter-state smugglers, officials said.
Jammu, Aug 19 (PTI) The police here Thursday recovered 500 kg of poppy husk from two inter-state smugglers, officials said.
Acting on a tip-off regarding the smuggling of drugs from Kashmir to Punjab via Mughal road, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district arrested the two accused – Imtyaz Hussain and Ubaid Ahmad Dar – after finding the consignment in their truck.
The vehicle has also been seized and an FIR registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, said ANTF Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinay Sharma, who supervised the operation.
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