A Punjab resident was arrested on Saturday after 350 kilograms of poppy straw was recovered from his truck in Jammu and Kashmir''s Ramban district, police said.

The Punjab-bound truck was intercepted at T-Chowk in Banihalon Jammu-Srinagar national highway, leading to recovery of the huge quantity of contraband, a police official said.

The driver, identified as Baljeet Kumar of Nowshera villagein Punjab, was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances(NDPS) Act, he added.

Meanwhile, two men -- Masheer-ul-Haq of Ramsoo and AnayatJavid from Pulwama -- were held with contraband in Banihal area, the official said.

He said Haq was carrying 100 grams of charas and a large quantity of banned Diazepam and Tramadol injections were recovered from Javid.

The two were also booked under the NDPS Act, the official said.