Srinagar: Kupwara Police busted Pakistan Sponsored Narco-Terror module; Terrorist Associate arrested on Sunday (May 23)
Four suspected drug peddlers have been arrested with heroin and poppy straw in separate incidents within the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police mentioned on Sunday (May 23). A truck that was going to Punjab from Kashmir was intercepted by police for checking at Jakhani Chowk alongside the Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway on Sunday afternoon, a police official mentioned.
During a search, 30 kg of poppy straw was recovered from the truck. The truck driver, Bhajan Singh, a resident of Punjab, was arrested, he mentioned.
In one other incident, 255 grams of heroin and an digital weighing balance have been recovered from a personal car at Roun Domail on Dhar highway. The driver, Shubham Gupta alias Gagu, a resident of Udhampur, was arrested, the official mentioned.
Two different residents of Udhampur, Ranbir Singh and Mohammad Toufiq, have been arrested with 15.5 grams of heroin and Rs 21,700 money after they have been discovered transferring suspiciously close to Modi Ground on the Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway on Saturday, he mentioned.
Incriminating Material Narcotic substance Heroin 8 kgs (price Rs 50 crore Market worth) have been recovered from his possession.
The different absconded concerned individuals have been recognized and efforts are being taken to arrest them.
The Module was in shut reference to Pakistan based mostly Terror handlers and was concerned in drug commerce & aiding financially to lively terrorists of the Valley. The recoveries additionally uncovered the interconnection between drug sellers and terrorists.
The module was working for Terrorists to strengthen their actions within the valley and was misguiding and motivating the native youth of the Valley to hitch militant ranks.
A case beneath related sections of Law has been registered at Police Station Kralpora and an investigation has been taken up.
Kupwara Police as soon as once more appeals to the individuals of the District to come back ahead with the data relating to Drug Peddlers/Smugglers in order that healing steps could be taken towards them.
All 4 accused have been booked beneath the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and additional investigation is underway, the official mentioned.
