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JAMMU, Jun 17 : Police arrested six drug peddlers and siezed a huge quantity of narcotics , including poppy straw and heroin , from their possesion in Jammu, Udhampur , Poonch and Ganderrbal districts of Jammu and Kashmir , police said.
Three drug peddlers, Sunil Kumar , Ravi kumar and Gurjinder, residents ofm Punjab, were arrested when about 44 kgs of poppy straw were recovered from their truckduring checking at Jhajjar kotli near Jammu.
The truck driven by Sunil Kumar was on its way from Srinagar to Punjab, they said, adding Mohammad Rustum -also a resident of Punjab , was arrested after 25 Kgs of poppy straw was recovered from his truck at chenani in Udhamupr district.
Police also arrested a suspected peddler and recovered 10 grams of heroin from hispossession during checking at Lassan in Poonch district .
In another operation, police apprehended a notorious drug peddler with contraband material in Ganderbal district of Kashmir vallery.
Police has registered cases under relevant sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) against them.