Jammu, January 6
Police on Wednesday arrested a truck driver from Punjab and seized 55 kg of poppy from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officers stated.
Throughout routine checking, a police workforce stopped a truck at Jakhani in Udhampur on the Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway. The search led to a seizure of 55 kg of poppy, the officers stated, including driver of the automobile Jasbir Singh alias Kala of Punjab was arrested for transporting the contraband.
A case was registered at Udhampur police station on this regard and additional investigation is underway, they stated. PTI
