Jammu, Nov 01: Army troops today arrested two inter-state narcotic smugglers and recovered 60 kg of opium from a Tata Sumo vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Karpal Naka, 120 km from here, official sources said. Army troops intercepted the vehicle when it was on its way from Srinagar to Jammu at Karpal Naka on J-K national highway early today, they told a news agency. During search, troops recovered 60 kg of opium concealed in sleeping bags, the sources said adding that two inter-state smugglers were identified as Charanjeet Singh of Jalandhar and Bashir Ahmed Mir of Pampore (Srinagar). The vehicle driver, Nisar Ahmed has also been detained, they said and added that a case has been registered by the police and investigation has begun. The narcotic item was being smuggled to Punjab for its further dispatch to Mumbai, the sources said.


Bureau Report