Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday said that at least 217 drug peddlers have been arrested and narcotics worth over Rs 7 crore recovered so far this year.

PTI report quoted a police official saying that "as part of its crackdown on drug peddling, the Baramulla police has registered 144 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in the first five months of this year."