Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 26: Police in Bagh-e-Bahu area here arrested a drug peddler and recovered 13.5 grams of heroin from his possession.
A police spokesperson said that a team of Bagh-e-Bahu Police Station on naka duty at NHW Bravo 3 naka detained a suspicious person during a routine check.
On searching his vehicle, he said, police recovered 13.5 grams of heroin.
Police have arrested the accused identified as Liyaqat Ali from Hiranagar and booked him in case FIR number 74/2023 under sections 8/21/22 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Bagh-e-Bahu.
Further investigation is on, said the police spokesperson.