JK police arrest a Punjab-based drug peddler at Chenani area; recovers 140 kg of poppy straw

Jammu, June 5: Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur police on Tuesday arrested a drug peddler and seized 140 kg of poppy straw. This is a major success for Jammu and Kashmir police under 'Operation Sanjeevani'. Notably, Pakistan uses terrorism and drugs as a primary tool to exploit youth of Jammu and Kashmir and disturb the stability of the country.

 

Based on a specific information, Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur police arrested a drug peddler along with 140 kg of poppy straw at the Chenani area. Police parties set up a checkpoint on the highway at the Chenani area of the district and intercepted a truck.

A police official said that during the search operation 40 kg of poppy was seized from it and driver Surinder Singh of the Tanda area in Punjab was arrested on the spot. A case has been registered in this connection at Police Station Chenani and further investigation was underway, the police official added.

Earlier, in March this year, Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor police arrested two drug peddlers and seized heroin valuing Rs 67 lakh from their possession. Over hundreds of drug peddlers were arrested last year by Jammu and Kashmir police. In the year 2017, JK police also seized tonnes of drugs including charas, bhang, fukki, poppy straw and brown sugar etc.

In the year 2016, 312 drug peddlers were arrested with tonnes of drugs. According to the official figure, 64 kilograms of charas, 7.5 kilograms of charas powder, 194 kilograms of bhang and bhang dust, 925 kilograms of fukki, 915 kilograms of poppy straw and 3.75 kilograms of brown sugar were seized in the year 2016 from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Similarly, in the year 2015 police had registered 375 cases and arrested 442 people and 13 others have been booked under PSA.