1,000 kg poppy seized in J-K's Ramban in a month; five arrested

Press Trust of India  |  Banihal (JK) 

Five people were arrested and nearly 1,000 kg poppy and 3.5 kg cannabis seized in and Kashmir's district in a month, police said Friday.

Police have started a major crackdown against drug smuggling in

In the process, huge quantity of contraband, including 1,000 kg of poppy, 3.5 kg of cannabis and some quantity of brown sugar were seized and five suspected smugglers arrested in a month, Senior of Police (Ramban) told reporters here Friday.

She said police had prepared a list of known smugglers in the area and were in the process of identifying other habitual offenders so that they could be booked and detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

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First Published: Fri, September 28 2018. 18:15 IST