Banihal/Jammu, Oct 1 (PTI) Police have recovered 30 kg of heroin worth crores of rupees from a Punjab-bound vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, officials said on Sunday.

Two suspected narcotic smugglers were arrested following the recovery from Banihal area along Jammu-Srinagar national highway during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, the officials said.

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They said the heroin, smuggled from across the border, was being taken from north Kashmir to Punjab.

A police party headed by Banihal Station House Officer Mohammad Afzal Wani intercepted the private vehicle and made the recovery, the officials said.

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