Three men were arrested in Samba district of J&K on latenight with 130 kg poppy meant to be smuggled into Punjab , officials said.
A special operations group of J&K police along withofficials of Samba police intercepted a truck at Mansar and found 130 kg poppyduring a search of the vehicle, officials said.
The accused have been identified as vehicle owner AmritpalSingh Sandher, vehicle driver Gurpreet Singh and conductor Balbinder Singh, allbelonging to Ludhiana, Punjab.
Poppy was concealed in bags inside the truck and wassmuggled to Punjab from Kashmir.
A case has been registered at the Samba police station, theysaid.
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