A man has been arrested after 17 kg of poppy was seized from his truck on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.
The truck was intercepted at Chenani checkpoint and during checking 17 kg of poppy was seized, a police officer said.
Truck driver Waryam Singh, who was transporting the contraband from Kashmir Valley towards Punjab, has been arrested, he said.
A case was registered against Singh and the vehicle impounded, he said adding investigation into the case is on.
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