Jammu: Police have arrested seven drug peddlers and recovered over 38 grams of heroin in separate operations across Samba, Kathua and Doda districts, officials said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted an SUV at Barian-Supwal along the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway in Samba district and seized 22.28 grams of heroin and a sharp-edged weapon during a search of the vehicle, a police spokesman said.
The police arrested the four occupants of the vehicle — Bikram Kumar, Bodh Raj alias Shama, Malkit Singh and Jaspreet Singh — on Sunday, seizing the contraband and the car, the spokesperson said.
In other operations, the police arrested Rafiq Poswal from Nanak Chack in Samba district and Kuldeep Singh from Mangtian Morh in Kathua district during frisking, recovering nearly 5 grams of heroin from each on Saturday.
Meanwhile, in Doda town, the police arrested Aqib Javeed, who was riding a two-wheeler and seized 6.90 grams of heroin from his possession on Saturday, the spokesman said.
He said all the arrested drug peddlers were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigations are going on in all the cases.
Meanwhile, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police intercepted a motorcycle (bearing JK03C-4427) at Watikash Yadibagh during routine checking. The rider, identified as Irfan Ahmad Khan of Baighpora Songlan, was subjected to a search during which approximately 22 grams of cannabis were recovered from his possession. The accused was immediately taken into custody and the contraband was seized in accordance with legal procedures, police said.
Meanwhile, in Baramulla, police conducted a special wild cannabis destruction drive in the Aglar Wussan area as part of sustained efforts to curb the cultivation and misuse of narcotic substances. During the operation, police teams destroyed wild cannabis plants spread over a considerable area, thereby preventing their potential use for illegal narcotic activities.
