JK: Punjab drug peddler held with poppy straw

Jammu, Oct 29: Police today arrested a Punjab-based contraband drug peddler and recovered 19 kg of poppy straw from his possession in general bus stand area here, sources said.

The sources said the drug peddler, identified as Parminder Singh, a resident of Amritsar (Punjab), was nabbed by police from the bus stand area along with 19 kg poppy straw.

The accused imported the consignment from Srinagar and was on his way to Punjab while he was arrested by police when he was found moving suspiciously, the sources said.

However, a case under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) has been registered against him.

UNI