Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 31: Police arrested two peddlers and recovered about five kilograms of illicit poppy straw while they were transporting in auto load carrier at Konibal.
A police spokesperson said that during a naka checking at Konibal Road, Awantipora police intercepted an Auto load carrier bearing registration number JK13B 1088. During the checking of the auto load carrier about five kilograms of illicit poppy straw was recovered.
Two persons Nazir Ahmad Baigal son of Ghulam Mohammad and Mohammad Rafiq Wango son of Abdul Samad of Bemina, Srinagar boarding the load carrier were also arrested. A case FIR number 87/2013 under Section 15 NDPS Act has been registered in this regard.