97kg poppy seized in Jammu, 2 arrested

Jammu: Police on Friday night arrested two truckers transporting 97 kilograms of poppy in Jammu, officials said.

Acting on specific information, an Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) team intercepted the truck driven by Anwar Hussain Shah along with co-driver Mohd Iqbal in the Sidhra area, they



said.

The truck was coming from the Kashmir valley and was going outside the union territory. It was subjected to a search which led to the seizure of the poppy, the officials said.

The task force is investigating the incident and more arrests are expected, they added.