Jammu, Feb. 10 -- Police on Monday arrested drug peddler and recovered counterfeit currency worth Rs.9,000 from his possession, which subsequently led to the recovery of 1.9kg of cocaine, said officials.

On February 3, a written complaint was lodged at police station Bari Brahmana by the branch manager of Punjab National Bank regarding depositing of fake currency notes amounting to Rs.9,000 by one Dil Mohammad of Digiana Ashram in Jammu.

Acting upon the complaint, a case under Section 180/318(4) of BNS was registered at Bari Brahmana police station.

During the probe, the police obtained bank statements of the accused Dil Mohd, a driver in a beverages company.

Scrutiny of his accounts revealed balances of nearly Rs.18 lakh in J&K Bank ...