Man held in Kathua for possession of 20 kg poppy

A resident of Punjab was arrested and 20 kg of poppy was allegedly recovered from his possession in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a truck at Hatli and seized 20 kg of poppy, a police official said.

The arrested person was identified as Mohammad Ramzan of Malerkotla in Punjab. A case was registered against him, the official added.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)