Jammu, 14 August (H.S.): An alleged drug peddler was arrested along with 603 grams of suspected heroin in a well-coordinated operation with police and BSF in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba, a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official said on Friday.

This was the second successful operation by NCB in Jammu region over the past three days. Earlier, one drug peddler was arrested along 438 grams of heroin near lower Ragoora area along the banks of the Tawi River in Jammu on August 12.

Acting on specific intelligence, a spokesperson of the NCB said a coordinated high-risk narcotics operation was carried out by the officers from NCB, JK Police and BSF in Bari Brahmana, an area known for past notorious activities, in Samba on Thursday.

During the operation, 603 grams of suspected heroin has been seized along with one motorcycle used in furtherance of the illicit activity, he said, adding that one accused, a resident of Vijaypur, has been apprehended on the spot.

The operation was conducted under high-risk and hostile circumstances. The strong and coordinated presence of NCB, J&K Police, and BSF on ground enabled the operation to be swiftly brought under control and secured, despite the hostile resistance encountered, the spokesperson said, without elaborating further.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar