India, Dec. 27 -- Sixteen people were detained by police from drug-related hotspots in Samba district on Friday, officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, police carried out an operation in areas prone to drug-related activities at Rakh Barotian in Vijaypur tehsil, where some homeless people were found wandering suspiciously, they said.
Police said continuing its drive against smugglers and peddlers, they have arrested a drug peddler in Samba and recovered approximately 9.86 grams of heroin from his possession.
Acting on information received from reliable sources, police said a team of Police Station Samba established a special vehicle checking naka near Bhargav Degree College Samba and intercepted a motorcycle for its checking which was comi...