Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 6 : The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), today busted Inter-State narco smuggling racket by arresting two Punjab residents along with 35 poppy straw packets in Qazigund area of Anantnag.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) ANTF, Raj Kumar, said that they have busted Inter-state narco smuggling racket by arresting two Punjab residents along with 35 poppy straw packets.
“Acting on information, we seized an Innova vehicle bearing number PB-08CP-0517 at Shampora, Qazigund. Two persons Amandeep Singh and Manohar Singh, both residents of Gurdaspur, Punjab were arrested along with 35 packets of poppy straw. The vehicle has been seized as well,” the SSP ANTF said.
Kumar said forward and backward links of the case are being investigated and there are chances of more arrests likely. “He said that once the narco-smugling links are established, we will also seize the properties of the accused,” the SSP said.
He said in the last one month, 5 kg Charas, 200 bottles of codeine, 900 tablets of Alprazoam besides other drugs were seized. “Heroine was also seized as well,” the SSP said.