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Hello Jammu News at 4:47:00 PM 0

Jammu, Jul 24: Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district and 44 kilograms of poppy straw was seized from their possession, the police said today.

Last evening, a private car was stopped for checking at Pushana village along the Mughal Road and a search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 44 kgs of poppy straw, a police officer said.

The arrested accused were transporting it from the Valley to their residence in Punjab, he added.

The trio has been booked under relevant sections of the law, he said.

Poppy straw is the source of opium, which is used as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drug. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 12:59:00 PM 0

Jammu, Jul 7 : Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested after police recovered 413 kgs of poppy straw from a Punjab-bound truck laden with vegetables here, a police official said today.

A police party signalled a truck to stop for checking at Sunjwan Morh near Bhatindi last evening but the driver tried to speed away, the official said.

He said the police party intercepted the vehicle after a brief chase and recovered the contraband from it.

Two persons including truck driver Umar Riyaz, a resident of Wuyan village of Pampore in south Kashmir, were arrested and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said.

The truck was on its way to Amritsar in Punjab from Kashmir and the value of the seized contraband in the black market was around Rs 17 lakhs, the police official said.PTI

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Hello Jammu News at 5:10:00 PM 0

Jammu, Jul 4: An alleged narcotics smuggler was arrested with 70 kg of poppy in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, the police said today.

Fayaz Ahmed Bhat was intercepted at a checkpoint in Ramban on the Jammu-Srinagar highway during a routine checking and frisking of vehicles last evening, a police officer said.

A search of Bhat's vehicle led to the recovery of 70 kg of poppy, he said.

Bhat was on his way to Jammu from Kashmir's Qazigund town.

A case has been registered against Bhat at the Ramban police station, the police officer said, adding that an investigation is underway to ascertain the source of his consignment and to identify others involved in the smuggling. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 1:18:00 PM 4



Jammu, May 2: Police have arrested five people along with poppy straw and heroin in separate incidents in Ramban and Jammu districts.
Police during wee hours on Wednesday at a check point near Chenani intercepted a truck coming from Srinagar towards Udhampur.
The truck driver tried to flee from the spot but arrested after a chase, police here said.
They said that the driver leaving the vehicle at an isolated place at Champeri, fled away taking the advantage of darkness and during checking three bags of ‘bhuki doda’ (poppy) weighing 46 kg were recovered which were concealed inside the scrap tyres.
The driver was identified as Riaz Ahmed of Dragar Karnah in Kupwara from the credentials mentioned in driving licence, Aadhar Card and other documents seized from the vehicle.
He was arrested later, police said adding that a case has been registered and investigation started.
In another operation, police recovered 10 kg of bhuki from the cabin of truck and arrested the driver Talib Hussain of Baishty, Chenani and helper Sunil Kumar alias Sonu of Narsoo, Chenani.
However, police also arrested two persons with contraband of 25 grams of heroin at Gangyal on Tuesday night in Jammu when they were heading towards Bari Brahmana from Satwari.
The arrested were identified as Sunil Kumar, resident of Laswara, (Bishnah, Jammu) and Ashu Choudhary, resident of Vijaypur (Samba).
A case under NDPS Act was registered and investigation started. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 1:24:00 PM 0


Jammu, Nov 20: Two drug peddlers were arrested on Monday morning with contraband of poppy straw in this winter capital of the state.
"Police this morning arrested two persons with 9-kg of Poppy straw from Bus Stand area," official spokesman here said. He said that police during patrolling in platform area of Bus Stand, found two persons suspicious and on their checking around 9 kg Poppy straw recovered from their possession. The arrested persons were identified as Gurmeet Singh and Shiv Dayal Rana, both residents of Bhuno Bahowal, Hoshiarpur Punjab.A case under NDPS Act has been registered and investigations started.UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 10:35:00 PM 0


Srinagar, Aug 1:Police today arrested a drug peddler and recovered about 24 kg of poppy straw from his possession in south Kashmir district of Kulgam.
      A police spokesperson here today said that a vehicle was intercepted at a check post at Shirpora in Kulgam.
      During checking, he said police recovered about 24 kg of poppy straw from the vehicle.
      He said the driver of the vehicle, identified as Sajad Ahmad Rather, was immediately taken into custody.
      Police have registered a case and initiated investigation to nab other people involved in drug trafficking, he added.UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 11:56:00 AM 0
A drug peddler was arrested with 23 kg poppy straw in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. "During routine checking of vehicles at Railway bridge last evening, we have recovered poppy straw from the possession of a man travelling in a taxi," police here today said.


Jammu, Jul 24 :  A drug peddler was arrested with 23 kg poppy straw in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. "During routine checking of vehicles at Railway bridge last evening, we have recovered poppy straw from the possession of a man travelling in a taxi," police here today said. The drug peddler, identified as Bipin, a resident of Pallan, Budhi Kathua, was arrested, police added. A case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered and further probe is on. UNI

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Hello Jammu News at 6:23:00 AM 0

Jammu, Jul 18 : Three persons were today arrested with contraband of narcotics in Jammu and Kathua districts. ‘’Acting on specific information, a nakka was laid at Kunjwani Chowk today and two pedestrians were intercepted,’’ police here said. They said that on their search, 12-Kg Poppy Straw (Bhukki) was recovered from their possession. A case under NDPS Act has been registered and investigation started. In a separate incident, one Sonu Kumar, resident of Sakta Chak, District Kathua was nabbed at Sawan Chak near Gurdwara with 20 grams of heroin. ‘’The contraband was recovered from his possession and was arrested on the spot,’’ police said and added that a case has been registered. UNI
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