Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, May 10: Udhampur Police today seized 25 kg of poppy straw from one Punjab based smuggler, who was arrested at Jakhani, Udhampur.
Based on a reliable information regarding smuggling of poppy straw, a police party of Police Station Udhampur, led by SHO Inspector Sanjeev Gupta, under the supervision of Kameshwar Puri, DySP Hqrs Udhampur, laid a naka at Jakhani on National Highway and intercepted a gas truck bearing registration number PB1322-9417. During thorough search of the vehicle, 25 kg of poppy straw was recovered and seized.
Police also arrested driver of the truck, identified as Mohd Ashraf, son of Mohd Ishaq of Sangrur, Punjab. Who was smuggling the poppy straw in the vehicle.
In this connection, a case under Section 8/20 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Udhampur.
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