Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 17: Gandhi Nagar police under “Operation Sanjeevani” foiled an attempt of the narcotic smuggler to make youth drug addicts.
As per police sources, based on reliable information, a team from Gandhi Nagar Police Station laid a naka near Valmiki Chowk and asked a pedestrian to stop for checking, who was trying to hide himself from the cops.
During checking, police recovered intoxicants including 28 injections, 56 capsules and 48 tablets from the possession of the pedestrian and arrested him.
The arrested person has been identified as Pankaj, son of Ravail Chand, a resident of Valmiki Colony, Gandhi Nagar.
A case under FIR Number 158/17 under Section 8/21/22 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at Gandhi Nagar Police Station and investigation started to ascertain the source of the consignment.
Police team led by SHO Gandhi Nagar DySP (P) Dr Sunniya Ashkoor Wani and assisted by SI Vicky Thapa from Police Station Gandhi Nagar made the arrest under the supervision of SDPO South Mohammad Rafiq Manhas and SP South Sandeep Choudhary.