Himachal Police arrests interstate drug kingpin from Kathua

STATE TIMES NEWS

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh police have arrested an interstate drug trafficking kingpin from Kathua, an official said on Sunday.
The accused, Vijay Kumar alias VK, is a resident of Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir.
According to Himachal Pradesh police, on October 11, 2025, three individuals were arrested with 6 kg of charas (cannabis) from the Kandwar barrier in Kangra district, following which an FIR was registered. A police spokesperson said that during the investigation of the case, Shubhkaran of Jawali in Kangra was identified as the contraband supplier, and was subsequently arrested from Chandigarh on November 1, 2025.
“Further investigation revealed that the recovered consignment of narcotics was to be received by VK, who was nabbed by the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Nurpur from his residence today,” the spokesperson said.
With this operation, the state’s police have dealt a major blow to an interstate drug trafficking network linked to Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir, the official added.