Jammu, Jan. 7 -- Police have arrested 300 people involved in 200 cases of drug peddling and recovered over 43 kg of heroin worth several hundred crores in Jammu district in 2024, officials said.

The police also attached 11 properties of drug smugglers worth Rs 4.69 crore in the district during the period.

"As part of its anti-drug drive, the police registered 200 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and arrested 300 individuals involved in drug peddling in the district last year," a police spokesperson said.

He said 83 vehicles involved in these cases were seized.

"One hundred fifty-three FIRs were registered in cases of heroin smuggling alone and 246 individuals were arrested in these cases," he said....