Jammu, June 1 -- A drug peddler was detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Kathua district and lodged in a jail here, officials said.

The action was taken as part of the anti-drug campaign being carried out by Kathua Police under the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan', they said.

The detained accused was identified as Pardeep Singh Sumberia, a resident of Ramkot area of Kathua district, they said.

A detention warrant against him was issued by the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, prompting a police team from Billawar police station to execute the warrant and arrest the accused after obtaining approval from the competent authority, officials said.

Police said Sumberia wa...