Archive · 21 Aug 2025
Drug Peddler Arrested, 98 kg Poppy Straw Seized in J&K
Police in Jammu and Kashmir arrested a person for selling drugs.
They found a large amount of poppy straw, which is a type of drug.
The drugs were worth a lot of money.
Police also found equipment that might have been used to process the drugs.
The person was arrested, and the police are now looking into the case to find out more.
A drug peddler was arrested in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.
Police seized 98 kg of poppy straw.
The seized narcotics are worth approximately Rs 1 crore.
Two mixer grinders were also recovered.
A case has been registered, and an investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- A drug peddler, Ajaz Ahmad, was arrested.
- What
- 98 kg of poppy straw were seized.
- When
- The arrest happened on Thursday.
- Where
- Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, specifically at a residence in the Nowshara, Srigufwara area.
- Why
- For possession of narcotics.
- Accused
- Ajaz Ahmad
- Location of Arrest
- Nowshara, Srigufwara, Anantnag
- Seized Substance
- Poppy Straw
- Quantity of Seized Substance
- 98 kg
- Estimated Value
- Rs 1 crore
- Additional Items Seized
- Two mixer grinders
