Jammu, 05 August (H.S.): In a major breakthrough in its relentless campaign against narcotics, Jammu and Kashmir Police achieved a significant success by busting an inter-state drug supply network and arresting a drug supplier with 58.068 kilograms of poppy straw in Samba district.

According to an official communique, the operation was carried out under the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal, dealing a major blow to the illegal narcotics trade in the region.

Acting on specific and credible intelligence regarding the movement of narcotic substances, a police team set up a well-coordinated vehicle-checking naka at NHW Tapyal.

During the checking operation, a container truck travelling from Kathua towards Bari Brahmana was intercepted for thorough inspection, it read.

The statement further said that during the search of the vehicle, police recovered approximately 58.068 kilograms of poppy straw, which had been meticulously concealed inside the container truck in an apparent attempt to evade detection.

The accused driver, identified as Deepak Singh, a resident of Seshwan, tehsil Marheen, district Kathua, has been arrested.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar