Jammu, Aug. 5 -- In a major breakthrough in its relentless campaign against narcotics, Jammu and Kashmir Police achieved a significant success by busting an inter-state drug supply network and arresting a drug supplier with 58.068 kilograms of poppy straw in Samba district.

According to an official communique, the operation was carried out under the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal, dealing a major blow to the illegal narcotics trade in the region.

Acting on specific and credible intelligence regarding the movement of narcotic substances, a police team set up a well-coordinated vehicle-checking naka at NHW Tapyal.

"During the checking operation, a container truck travelling from Kathua towards Bari Brahmana was intercepted for thor...