Jammu, March 25 Four individuals, allegedly involved in drug trafficking, were arrested with heroin from various locations in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
A private car was intercepted along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Tikri, and 5.44 grams of heroin was recovered from two occupants – Sunil Sharma and Mohan Lal – who were subsequently arrested, a police spokesperson said.
Nazir Ahmad Shah, a resident of Baramulla, was arrested at a highway checkpoint in Rehambal after a search of his car revealed 8.98 grams of heroin.
Another accused, Arun Singh, a resident of Shiv Nagar, was also arrested with 2.98 grams of heroin during patrolling in the Battalbalian industrial area, the spokesperson said.
All four accused have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigations are underway, the police said.
