Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) Two drug peddlers were arrested and over 22 kilograms of poppy recovered from them on the outskirts of Jammu city on Monday, officials said.

During a routine checking on a highway, a police team intercepted a vehicle in the Jhajjar Kotli area and recovered 22 kilograms of poppy, they said.

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The arrested drug peddlers were identified as Satwant Singh and Charanjit Lal of Hoshiarpur (Punjab), they said. A case has been registered, they said.

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