Drug dealer arrested with heroin worth Rs 1.5 cr

Jammu: Jammu police on Saturday arrested a drug peddler and seized around 262 grams of heroin, worth around Rs 1.5 lakh in the international market, from his possession along with Rs 1.5 lakh in cash, a mobile phone and a weighing machine.A team of Naga police led by PSI Rajan Choudhary was deployed at Tutray Chowk Ring Road and spotted the suspect around 7.40 pm. The defendant tried to escape but was captured. Police identified him as Harpal Singh, a resident of Kathua district.The police registered a case at Miran Sahib PS under the NDPS Act. Police said further investigations are underway to find out the forward and backward links of the connection.