Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Jan 3: In order to curtail the activities of notorious drug peddler namely Surjeet Singh alias Sanju S/o Dalgir Singh, R/o Gurha Slathia tehsil Vijaypur, district Samba at present Parli Bhand, Kathua who is involved in number of drug smuggling cases and criminal activities and is posing great threat to the health of the general public, a special team of P/S Ghagwal was constituted and the arrest of the accused person was affected.
It is worthwhile to mention here that the accused is a habitual drug smuggler and continuously involved in illicit trafficking of NDPS. The subject has become potential threat to the public order and is highly prejudicial to the security of the State. The activities of the subject are sending wrong signal to the society and encouraged the like minded person especially the youth to join his gang of illicit drug smuggling in different areas of the district. The accused is involved in a number of drug smuggling cases registered against him in the district Samba under FIR No,113/2013 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act of P/S Vijaypur, FIR No. 11/2017 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act of P/S Ghagwal, FIR No. 99/2019 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act of P/S Ghagwal, FIR No. 42/2013 U/S 498-A RPC of P/S Vijaypur.
Keeping in view of his repeated involvement in drug smuggling activities, a dossier was prepared by Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba and forwarded to Divisional Commissioner Jammu who formally issued the order of his detention under the PSA. The detention warrant was executed by a Police team of P/S Ghagwal today and the accused has been lodged in Sub Jail Hiranagar.
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