Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 5: Satwari police under ‘Operation Sanjeevani’ arrested two drug traffickers including a person hailing from Kashmir along with 13 grams of heroin valuing Rs 1.30 lakh.
As per police sources, on reliable information, a team from Satwari Police Station laid a naka at Babliana and intercepted an alto car bearing registration number JK05E-6663.
During checking, police recovered 13 grams heroin valuing Rs 1.30 lakh from the possession of two persons traveling in the vehicle and arrested them.
The arrested persons have been identified as Parmeet Singh, son of Jang Bahadur of Preet Nagar and Darbara Singh, son of Surjeet Singh of Baramulla, Kashmir.
It is assumed that Darbara Singh used to bring the consignment from Baramulla for selling among his associates in Jammu and surrounding areas. With his arrest of these drug peddlers, police achieved a success to save the youth from becoming drug addicts.
A case under FIR Number 63/18 under relevant Sections has been registered at Satwari Police Station and investigation started.
Police team led by SHO Satwari Inspector Manjeet Singh and Incharge Gadigarh Police Post SI Gurpal Singh made the arrest under the supervision of SDPO South Mohammad Rafiq Manhas, SP South Sandeep Choudhary and SSP Jammu Vivek Gupta.
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