Jammu, Jan 10: An alleged drug peddler was arrested after 2.24 kg of charas was recovered from his possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Wednesday, police said.
Javed Ahmad, a resident of Melhoora village in Shopian district, was travelling in a private car from Reasi to Bhambla when police intercepted him in the Domail area, leading to the recovery of the contraband, a police spokesperson said.
He said the cannabis was found wrapped inside maize husks and kept hidden in window panels of the car.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered against the accused, the spokesperson said.
