JAMMU: Police on Friday arrested five alleged members of a drug trafficking network from the outskirts of Jammu city and recovered 340 gm heroin from their possession, officials said.
During a routine checking at a naka point at Purmandal Morh, a police team intercepted a Swift vehicle moving suspiciously and signalled it to stop.
The police detained the occupants and conducted a thorough search of the vehicle, recovering 340 grams of heroin, officials said.
Five persons — identified as Imam Hussain, Mushtaq Ali, Manshu Khan, Farooq Mohammad and Mohammad Manshu — allegedly involved with a drug trafficking module were arrested, they added. A digital weighing machine was also seized from their possession, they said, adding that a case has been registered at Gangyal police station and further investigation is underway. (PTI)
