India, Sept. 27 -- An alleged drug peddler was detained on Saturday under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir's Udampur district, police said.

Makhan Din, a resident of Narsoo village, was booked under the stringent law after obtaining a formal detention order from the competent authority, a police spokesman said.

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