Samba Police arrests interstate heroin smuggler

Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Aug 18: Samba Police has achieved a major success by arresting an interstate heroin smuggler and recovering 200 grams of heroin from his possession.
The arrested interstate heroin smuggler has been identified as Yaqoob Ali alias Yuqo, son of Sain of Shahjadpur tehsil Ramgarh district Samba.
A case FIR No.108/2023 U/S 8/21/22/29 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station, Vijaypur and investigation is underway.
The arrest was made under the guidance of Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba, Benam Tosh,
The interstate heroin smuggler has been arrested by the District NDPS team and Police Station team at a special naka at Swankha Morh in the jurisdiction of Police Station, Vijaypur.
Senior Superintendent of Police Samba, Benam Tosh said that total 68 hardcore narco-suppliers including 13 female narco-suppliers have been arrested in past seven months and several others have been booked under law. Samba district is no more a safe heaven for heroin smugglers and suppliers and nor a safe market for illicit narco trade.
All heroin hotspots and hide-outs of smugglers have been smashed by police and isolated attempts of smuggling and supplying are being dealt with sternly under law. Habitual heroin suppliers are being detained and lodged in Jail under stringent PITNDPS Act also.