Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 26: Bahu Fort Police arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 20 grams of heroin from their possession.
As per police sources, on reliable information a team from Police Station Bahu Fort led by SHO Inspector Nayat Ali and assisted by Incharge Police Post Narwal led by SI Achal Rana under the supervision of SDPO East Syed Zaheer Abbas Jafari and SP South Deepak Digra laid a naka near Rajeev Nagar and asked two pedestrian to stop for checking as they were moving under suspicious circumstances.
On seeing cops, the pedestrian tried to escape but were intercepted after a brief chase.
During checking, police team recovered 20 grams heroin from the possession of the pedestrians and arrested them.
The arrested persons were identified as Sahil Kumar, son of Sat Paul of Kotli Bishnah District Jammu and Sumit Kumar, son of Ashok Kumar of Old Rehari District Jammu.
A case under FIR Number 60/2022 under Section 8/21/29 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Bahu Fort and investigation started to ascertain the source of the consignment and other persons involved in this illegal trade.
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