NEW DELHI: (Jul 13) Two people, including a former militant, have been arrested and about 39 kg of poppy straw seized as part of an anti-drugs trafficking operation conducted in south Kashmir, the Narcotics Control (NCB) said on Sunday.

The operation was conducted in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on July 8-9, the federal anti-narcotics agency said in a statement.

The operation led to the seizure of about 28 kg of poppy straw and the arrest of two people — Shabir, a resident of Nowshera (Anantnag), and Amin, who is a resident of Kanelwan in the same district, it said.