Driver, associate arrested with poppy straw

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, June 12: Jhajjar Kotli Police arrested a driver along with his associate with 12.370 kilograms of poppy straw.
As per police sources, on specific information a team from Police Station Jhajjar Kotli led by SHO Inspector Vikram Sharma under the supervision of SDPO Nagrota Pardeep Kumar laid a naka and intercepted a Jammu bound truck bearing registration number PB12N-6143.
During checking, police team recovered 12.370 kilograms of poppy straw from the vehicle and arrested the driver along with his associate.
The arrested persons were identified as Veer Jatinder (driver) and Saravpreet Singh, sons of Sital Singh, resident of Punjab.
A case under FIR Number 141/2022 under Section 8/15/25/29 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Jhajjar Kotli and investigation started.