J-K: Police seizes 680 kg poppy straw in Kathua, one arrested

JK police seized a big haul of poppy straw from a truck on Tuesday and arrested a man under the narcotics act. A man has also been arrested in the matter.

Kathua: The police on Tuesday seized 680 kg of poppy straw from a truck during a routine vehicle checking exercise by the security forces in Kathua.

Kathua Police also arrested a man in connection with the case.

This is the second big cache of illegal poppy straw seizure by Jammu police in a week. Earlier, on May 7, three people were arrested during a raid after 275-kilogram of poppy straw was recovered along with over Rs 3 lakh in cash.