Jammu, Aug 7 (PTI) Four alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with 22.5 grams heroin and 30,000 banned capsules in two separate operations in Samba and Jammu districts, police said on Saturday.

Hasham Ali and Liyaqat Ali, both residents of Vijaypur, were arrested after 22.5 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession during frisking near Pekheri in Samba district on Saturday, a police spokesperson said.

Also Read | India’s Real GDP Growth of 20% On Year-On-Year Expected in First Quarter of FY22: Report.

Shoukat Ahmad and Mashkoor Ahmad, both residents of north Kashmir's Kupwara, were arrested when 30,000 banned capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon were recovered from them during checking at Jhajjar Kotli on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday, the spokesperson said.

The police said all the four were booked under relevant sections of the law and further investigation is underway.

Also Read | Assam-Mizoram Border Row: Efforts On To Lift 'Economic Blockade' and Resume Movement of Vehicles Between the Two States.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)