Jammu, March 17 A hardened criminal and two drug peddlers were arrested in separate locations in the districts of Jammu and Udhampur on Tuesday, police said.
Yudhvir Singh alias Bablu, a resident of Agra Chak village, was arrested along with a weapon from the R S Pura area of Jammu, a police spokesman said.
"Singh is a hardened criminal and is named in multiple FIRs. His arrest is a major breakthrough in the campaign against illegal activities," the spokesman said.
He said that two drug peddlers – Raahat Amaan and Saksham Thakur – were separately intercepted and arrested during checks in the Ramnagar area of the Udhampur district.
Amaan was riding a motorcycle, and his search led to the recovery of 6.21 grams of heroin, while 6.32 grams of heroin were recovered from Thakur.
Both the accused have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and further investigations are underway, the spokesman said.