Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, June 16: The security forces arrested a drug smuggler along with 29 rolls (Challis) of alleged narcotic powder in a vehicle coming from Srinagar to Rajouri via Mughal road at Dera Ki Gali this evening .
Reports said that a team of security forces comprising of Special Operation Group of Police, Army from Thanamandi based 38 RR and officials from Thanamandi Police Station headed by SHO, Javed Malik during checking of vehicles on Surankote- Thanamandi Road at Dehra Ki Gali, intercepted a Tempo Traveller bearing registration number JK12/ 2138 coming from Srinagar to Rajouri via Mughal road and put to frisking.
Driver of the vehicle initially tried to evade the frisking by moving here and there but the cops put the vehicle to thorough frisking during which 29 rolls (Challis) of alleged narcotics powder, suspected to be Charas (550 gm), was recovered and seized.
Driver identified as Nasar Shah, son of Qadoos Shah, resident of Rajdhani in Manjakote was arrested on the spot.
The vehicle was also seized. A case FIR No. 111/2019 under sections 8/20/60 NDPS Act has been registered in Police Station, Thanamandi and further investigation is going on.