Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 27: Continuing its drive to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Gandhi Nagar and Nehru Market Police under ‘Operation Sanjeevani’ busted Cross-LoC drugs racket with the arrest of a narcotics smuggler hailing from District Poonch along with 40 grams of heroin valuing Rs 4 lakh.
As per police sources, on specific information, a joint team from Gandhi Nagar Police Station and Nehru Market Police Post laid a naka at Ware House Chowk and signaled a Tavera car bearing registration number JK02BB-2317 to stop for checking.
On seeing police cops, the driver accelerated the vehicle and tried to escape, but the cops intercepted the car after brief chase.
During checking, police recovered 40 grams of heroin valuing Rs 4 lakh from the possession of the driver and arrested him.
The arrested person has been identified as Pardeep Singh, son of Darshan Singh, a resident of Kunnia, District Poonch.
During preliminary investigation, it came to fore that the accused got the consignment from Pakistan and was about to sale it among the youth in various districts of the Jammu and Kashmir particularly Jammu.
With his arrest, police busted cross-LoC drugs racket and also saved the youth from becoming drugs addict.
A case under FIR Number 164/18 under Section 8/21/22 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at Gandhi Nagar Police Station and further investigation started to identify other persons involved in this illegal trade practices.
Police team led by SHO Gandhi Nagar Inspector Sunil Singh Jasrotia and assisted by Incharge Nehru Market Police Post SI Sandeep Charak busted the cartel under the supervision of SDPO South Mohammad Rafiq Manhas, SP South Sandeep Choudhary and SSP Jammu Vivek Gupta.
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