STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Seven drug peddlers, including a couple, were arrested along with narcotic substances from different places in Jammu, Udhampur, Poonch and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.
Amjad Khan alias Taiya and his wife Shamshad Akhter alias Putti were apprehended from a suspected drug hotspot in Sakinderpur Kothey area of Jammu’s Bishnah, a police spokesperson said.
He said 22.45 grams of heroin were recovered from their possession.
Manohar Lal, a resident of Paddar area of Kishtwar, was nabbed along with 422.90 grams of charas during vehicle checking at Udhampur’s Jakhani, the spokesperson said, adding that Lal was riding a motorcycle and was on way to Jammu when he was intercepted by police.
Another drug peddler, Sunil Kumar, was arrested after 472.27 grams of charas was seized from his bag during checking at Tikri in Udhampur, he said.
Police arrested one more drug peddler, Inam-ul-Haq of Surankote, and seized 11.20 grams of heroin from him during frisking at Fazlabad Bridge in Poonch district, the spokesperson said.
He said all the five arrested drug peddlers were booked under separate cases of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Samba Police also arrested two drug peddlers in the jurisdiction of Police Station Vijaypur and recovered approximately 06 grams of heroin (chitta) like substance from their possession. A Police party of Police Station Vijaypur during vehicle checking at AIIMS Naka Vijaypur, intercepted a motorcycle bearing registration number JK02AU-1653 for its checking which was coming from Samba side. During frisking, approximately 06 grams of heroin like substance was recovered from the possession of both rider and pillion rider.
The drug peddlers identified as Kaka Ram S/o Bawa Ram R/o Jakh Jogpur tehsil Vijaypur district Samba and Gurmail Singh S/o Nirmal Singh R/o Baba Bakala tehsil & district Amritsar (Punjab) have been arrested and contraband item has been seized. The motorcycle has also been seized in the instant case. A case FIR No. 127/2025 U/S 8/21/22/25/29 NDPS Act has been registered at PS Vijaypur and investigation started.
