Police on Monday arrested three alleged drug peddlers in two separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a quantity of contraband, officials said.
In the first operation, two men were arrested in Shopian district from the Naghard Wachi area, and 58 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession, a police spokesperson said.
A case has been registered against the duo under relevant provisions of law, and further investigation is underway, the spokesperson added.
In a separate incident, police arrested another alleged drug peddler in Pulwama district and recovered a large quantity of contraband from him.
The accused was apprehended from the Nikloora area during routine checking by a police patrol team, the spokesperson said, adding that legal proceedings have been initiated in the case.
