Drug peddler held with heroin

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 14: A drug peddler was arrested with 5 grams of heroin from Akhnoor area here today.
A police spokesperson said that a team of Police Station Akhnoor led by SDPO Akhnoor, Mohan Lal Sharma assisted by SHO Akhnoor, Inspector Zaheer Mushtaq while on naka duty near Old Bridge area rounded up a suspect.
He was identified as Yasir Ali alias Billa of Sidhra, Jammu, he said.
During search of the suspect, the police spokesperson said that 5 grams of heroin was recovered.
The accused has been accordingly booked in case FIR number 232/2023 under Sections 8/21/22 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Akhnoor and further investigation taken up.