Jammu, Oct 21 (PTI) Five alleged drug peddlers were arrested with heroin in separate operations in Samba and Reasi districts on Wednesday, officials said.
A police spokesperson said in the first incident, a police patrolling party intercepted a car at Rahya Morh in the Vijaypur area of Samba district and recovered 10.06 grams of heroin and a weighing machine from the three occupants.
He said police arrested the trio, identified as Vikrant Slathia, Bhuvan Khajuria and Dushal Rajwal, and registered a case under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
In another operation, two suspected drug peddlers, Balbir Singh and Ashiq Mir, were arrested with 10 grams of heroin in Katra town of Reasi district, the spokesperson said. Police booked them under the NDPS Act.
Further investigation is underway, he said. PTI TAS SMV ASD
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