In the light of the current happenings it was reported that two narcotics smugglers were taken in custody after seizing 25 kg of poppy straw and hashish from them at Nagrota and Kathua in Jammu division, said the officials.

The officials say it was a routine check-up of a passenger bus near Nagrota, about 12 kms from here, where the police recovered 18 kg of poppy straw from a person identified as Ghulam Nabi Wagre of Kokernagar area of Anantnag district.

Wagre was believed to be a drug peddler who was on his way from Srinagar to Jammu along with the shipment, which after inspection was taken in custody following which they registered a case against him under NDPS Act.

In a similar incident a resident form Gopalganj, Bihar, was arrested with a possession of 7 kg of hashish near the railway station in Kathua, the individual was known as Omesh Kumar. Police is further trying to bust the racket of the individuals who are behind this narcotics cycle.