Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said that 3,273 people have been arrested in connection with selling of narcotic items and illicit liquor during last three years in the state.

In a written reply to the question of BJP MLA Satpal Sharma in the Assembly, Minister for Finance Dr Haseeb Drabu said that 3,273 persons have been arrested by the police for selling narcotic items and illicit liquor during last three years till December 31, 2014.