Srinagar, February 24 Two drug peddlers, based in Punjab, were arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on Tuesday in separate incidents in the districts of Srinagar and Budgam in the valley.
The arrested individuals were identified as Ajay Kumar and Johon Masih, both residents of Mustafabad Jattan village in Gurdaspur, according to police.
Kumar was apprehended from the Gangbugh area of the city, and 42 grams of heroin were allegedly recovered from his possession, a police spokesman said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused had procured the contraband substance from Punjab and intended to distribute it in the Gangbugh area, he added.
Masih was arrested in Budgam, and the ANTF recovered 37 grams of heroin from his possession.
Cases have been registered against both the accused, he added.
Both operations were carried out based on specific intelligence inputs developed by the ANTF Kashmir regarding the involvement of the accused persons in inter-state narcotics trafficking, the spokesman said.
Further investigation is underway to uncover the linkages of the drug supply chain and identify other individuals involved in the illicit trade, he said.