Jammu Tawi, June 07: Jammu Police has claimed to have busted big racket by seizing a bulk drugs consignment at Narwal, IGP-Jammu, Danish Rana disclosed to media here today.
The police got information about a particular Santro Car carrying the drugs which was incepted and recovered10 kgs of high-quality heroine, whose price as per the international market is in Crores. Along with heroine, they seized nearly 10 kgs of brown sugar and Rs 11.4 lakhs in cash. All the people involved in the transaction, including the couriers, the source and even the end-receiver were claimed to have busted by the police. A total of 5 people are arrested by the police out of which two are from Kashmir, two of the receivers belong to Kerala and fifth one is a resident of Punjab.
The material seized by the police is said to be of high grade product. According to the police, they have managed to seize drugs of the highest standard. FIRs have been lodged with the NDPS. They were able to break the established nexus.
Danish Rana said that the menace of drugs in both Jammu as well as Kashmir province, is a coordinated trade along with its habitual consumption. In the past five years, its demand and application has increased manifolds due to which it became the ‘priority area' for the law enforcement groups.
Addressing the media Rana further explained that there are three possible ways, through which drugs enter our state. The first and the foremost channel is our already drug-ridden neighboring state of Punjab, the locals have been consuming drugs that are being imported from Punjab in huge quantities. The cannabis products from Kashmir, especially Southern part of Kashmir, make easy entry into Jammu via Mughal Road or the National Highway. The third and the most deadly route is the cross-border trade of drugs. Traditionally the narcotic smuggling from Pakistan has been very prominent in our state.
The Intelligence Agencies, Executive Police, and even the Police forces from other states pulled together the entire operation in order to burst the vicious network of drugs.
The officials studied deeply the routes of the peddlers. Police men at various check posts were alerted and thorough inspection of suspected vehicles were carried out. However, the officials accepted the fact that it is not humanly possible to check each and every vehicle, due to which this particular vehicle, which had built fake cavities in order to hide the product, was able to slide through unnoticed.
The police have assured that any such future development would be unmasked as early as possible. They have also urged the general public, the media and the civil society to step against this plague that is devouring our society. More and more awareness about the deadly effects of drug use can be of great help to curb its growth.
