Jammu: Drug peddler arrested with 1.5 kg of cannabis

An alleged drug peddler was arrested and 1.5 kilograms of charas was recovered from his possession here Saturday, police said.

Ashok Kumar, a resident of Akhnoor, tried to escape after a passenger vehicle he was travelling in was stopped by police for checking at Rajeev Chowk in the city, a police official said.

However, he was overpowered and his search led to the recovery of the contraband, he said, adding that a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered against him.