Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Apr 30: Acting sternly against the drugs menace and its propagators on the overall directions of SSP Kathua, RC Kotwal, district police, Kathua today arrested one drug peddler in the jurisdictional of Police Station (PS) Kathua near Sabzi Mandi here and recovered 20,000 Tramadol Hydrochloride Tablets and 6,000 Alprazolam intoxicating Tablets along with 10 Corex (Codeine Phosphate & Chlorpheniramine Maleate Syrup) bottles from his illegal possession.
Police said today an information was received from the reliable source that one person namely Varun Khajuria, son of Madan Lal Khajuria of Ward No. 15 Patel Nagar, Kathua, tehsil and district Kathua is involved in drug peddling and presently coming from Hatli Morh towards Patel Nagar Kathua by foot. Acting on tip off a police party of Police Post (PP) Industrial Estates Kathua led by Inspector, Rajinder Khajuria IC PP Hatli along with EMIC Kathua under the supervision of DySP Headquarters, Kathua, Shammi Kumar laid a naka and apprehended the drug peddler who was moving under suspicious circumstances.
On through checking, 2,000 strips of “Tramadol Hydrochloride” 100 mg each (containing 20,000 tablets), 100 strips of “Alprazolam” Tablets (Alprasafe 0.5 mg each containing 6000 tablets) & 10 Bottles of “Corex” (Codeine Phospate & Chlorpheniramine Maleate Syrups of 100 ml each)were recovered from his illegal possession. On questioning of accused person he revealed that the drug consignment was brought from other State through courier service. He was arrested along with recovered intoxicanting tablets as well as Corex Bottles were seized.
In this regard a case FIR No. 164/2022 U/S 08/21/22/NDPS Act registered at PS Kathua and further investigation taken up.
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