4 held with 29 kg cannabis

Four persons were today arrested and 29 kg of narcotics were recovered from them in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Acting on a tip-off,police intercepted a vehicle on Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Jakhani area here and seized 29 kg cannabis,Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP),Udhampur,Shakeel Bakshi said.

Four smugglers were arrested and hunt to nab the kingpin has been launched,he said.

So far,police have seized 150 kg of cannabis this year from various smugglers in Udhampur district,which is highest recovery since 1992-93,he said.