Police on Wednesday arrested a truck driver from Punjab and seized 55 kilogram of poppy from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir”s Udhampur district, officials said.
During routine checking, a police team stopped a truck at Jakhani in Udhampur on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, they said. Its search led to a seizure of 55 kg of poppy, the officials said, adding driver of the vehicle Jasbir Singh alias Kala of Punjab was arrested for transporting the contraband,
A case was registered at Udhampur police station in this regard and further investigation is underway, they said.
