Three alleged drug peddlers have been arrested in Jammu andKashmir after over nine kilograms of poppy was recovered from them in separateincidents, police said Thursday.
On Wednesday, a person named Tariq Ahmed was intercepted inPoonch district and 8.50 kg of poppy was seized from him, an official said.
In another incident, a patrolling team near Dhaleri bridgein Jammu district intercepted two persons — Bajju Ram Sharma and Ashok KumarSharma — and recovered 840 grams of poppy, the police said.
Cases have been registered in both the incidents and aninvestigation is on, the official said.