Udhampur Police nabs Kashmir based narcotic smugglers with suspected heroin, Pak stamps
Jammu, Jun 21 (UNI) In a major breakthrough, police have foiled a bid to smuggle "heroin" like narcotics by arresting two Kashmir based smugglers with the contraband and Pakistani stamps in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
"We have recovered 8 Kg of contraband of Heroin like substance from two narcotic smugglers at Jakhani Chowk along Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur," Rajiv Pandey, SSP Udhampur here said.
The top cop said that during the intervening night of June 20-21, a police party of Police Station Udhampur led by Inspector Vijay Singh Choudhary, laid a naka near Jakhani Chowk, NHW for checking of vehicles.
"During naka checking, police party stopped one passenger taxi for thorough search and 8 kg of heroine like substance (chitta) was recovered from the possession of two narcotic smugglers, who were arrested on the spot," said the SSP.
He identified the narcotic smugglers as Siraj Ahmed and Javed Ahmed, residents of Qazikund, District Kulgam, Kashmir.
A case under NDPS Act was registered and investigation started, said the SSP.
"Police is working on establishing forward links, so that all those involved in this illegal trade could be booked under law," Pandey said.
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