DRI seizes 1.8 kg of heroin worth Rs 9 crore in Jammu, arrests two; sleuths acted on a tip-off

Representational image. Reuters[/caption]On the basis of a tip-off, DRI sleuths intercepted an SUV at Ban Toll Plaza on the highway near Nagrota, they said. During the search, they recovered 1.8 kg of high-grade heroin valued at around Rs 9 crore in the international market.The narcotic was concealed in a specially-designed cavity in the dashboard near the SUV's steering wheel, the officials said, adding that two Kashmir-based smugglers were arrested and the vehicle was seized.A case has been registered against them, and further investigation is on.In another such case, the police arrested a narcotic smuggler, Mohammad Sadiq, and recovered 120 grams of heroin from his car in Jammu's Gandhi Nagar area on Friday.A case was registered against Sadiq and investigation is on, officials said.