Jammu, February 21 Seven individuals alleged to be involved in drug trafficking were arrested in different locations in the districts of Jammu and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.
Balvinder Kumar and Sunny Kumar, both residents of R S Pura, were arrested from the Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu city, and one pistol, one magazine, and 21 grams of heroin were recovered from them, a police spokesman said.
Mohd Iqbal and Amit Kumar alias Jogi, hailing from Samba, were also arrested from Gandhi Nagar, and one pistol and 146 grams of heroin were seized from them, he said.
The official noted that the arrests were made based on the information provided by a drug peddler who was arrested by the Gandhi Nagar police earlier this month.
A police party intercepted a suspicious individual near Canal road in Jammu and subjected him to a search, which led to the recovery of some quantity of heroin, the spokesman said, adding that the arrested individual was identified as Yawar Fayaz of Anantnag.
In Udhampur district, two hardcore drug peddlers – Mohit Sharma and Imran Khan – were arrested at Roun Domail and Pathyal Morh, and 5.45 grams and 6.20 grams of heroin, respectively, were recovered from their possession, police said.
All the arrested individuals were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the spokesman said.