Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Jan 9: In a major success, Reasi Police arrested a notorious drug peddler and recovered Rs 14.35 lakh proceeds of drug crime along with 26 rolls of cannabis from his possession.
The accused, identified as Bashir Ahmed, son of Sharief, resident of Chak Bhagta, Katra, was on way from Manthal to Kakriyal, riding a Scooty (JK20B-4527) when he was stopped by Police party at naka Sool Kakriyal during checking and frisking of vehicles.
During checking, 10 rolls of cannabis like substance along with Rs 2 lakh cash were recovered from the possession of the accused.
A case FIR number 07/2022, under section 8, 20, 25 NDPS Act has been registered in this connection at Police Station Katra. The banned drug and drug money along with the Scooty were seized while the accused was arrested for further investigation to unearth forward and backward linkages in the case.
During preliminary interrogation, Bashir further disclosed that he had collected Rs 12.35 lakh more money after selling drugs to the youth and the same was kept in his house. On his disclosure, Police team along with Executive Magistrate (Naib Tehsildar Panthal) raided and recovered drug money of Rs 12.35 lakh along with more rolls of cannabis in the presence from his house.
Thus a total of Rs 14.35 lakh drug money and 26 rolls of cannabis were seized in the case till now, whereas further investigation into the case is going on. The accused has no other reasonable source of income to have accumulated this big amount of cash, said Police.
Police further said that accused Bashir is a notorious drug peddler of the area. He is earlier remained involved in drug peddling case FIR number 22/2020, under section 8, 20, 29 NDPS Act of Police Station Reasi and has been facing trial in the case.
Terming the cash recovery a big success, SSP Reasi, Shailender Singh said that it will be a setback for those who are involved in this dirty business.
Pertinent to mention that under the driver “Ek Yudh Nashe Ke Virudh” Reasi Police registered 205 case FIRs of drug abuse against 249 offenders since Shailender Singh took over the charge of SSP Reasi in ending March 2021.
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