Jammu, Jan 28 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested three drug peddlers and recovered "heroin-like substances" in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said.

Acting on a specific tip-off, a police team intercepted a vehicle carrying three persons at Malipath area of Kishtwar, they said.

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The trio was identified as Asif Kabir, Arif Hussain and Tariq, officials said. A case has been registered and investigation is underway, they added.

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