Three suspected drug smugglers arrested in Kathua

DN Bureau
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 12:40 PM

Three suspected drug smugglers were arrested and around 57 kg poppy was seized in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district

Jammu: Three suspected drug smugglers were arrested and around 57 kg poppy was seized in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Tuesday, officials said.

A police team intercepted a car at Rajbagh area in the district and seized 5 kg of the contraband, they said.

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Two smugglers -- Gurcharan Singh and Sunil Kumar -- travelling in the car were arrested and on their information the police raided Manpreet Singh's house in Ramnagar, they said.

The police seized 52 kg poppy from Manpreet's residence.

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