Three suspected drug smugglers arrested in Kathua

Police on Tuesday arrested three suspected drug smugglers and seized around 57 kg poppy from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. A case has been registered against the three.

Jammu:Three suspected drug smugglers were arrested and around 57 kg poppy was seized in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Tuesday, officials said.

Two smugglers -- Gurcharan Singh and Sunil Kumar -- travelling in the car were arrested and on their information, the police raided Manpreet Singh's house in Ramnagar, they said.

The police seized 52 kg poppy from Manpreet's residence.

A case has been registered against the trio, they said.