Rs 9 crore seized in Jammu

Heroin worth Rs 9 crore was recovered from two smugglers on Saturday by the sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Jammu, police officials said.

According to the details about the incident, the police officials said a car was stopped by the DRI sleuths at Nagrota toll plaza after intelligence reports that the occupants were carrying the contraband.

"As the vehicle was searched, 1.8 kilograms of high quality heroin that had been cleverly concealed in the car was recovered."


The narcotics were concealed in a specially designed cavity in the dashboard near steering wheel of the SUV, they said, adding two Kashmir-based smugglers were arrested and the vehicle was seized.