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JAMMU: Anti Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) J&K on Tuesday recovered huge quantities of drugs and arrested five inter-state narcotics smugglers.
According to ANTF SSP Vinay Sharma, on receiving a specific input that a truck carrying huge quantity of drugs is coming from Kashmir, the sleuths of ANTF laid nakas at various places in and around Jammu and intercepted a truck (JK04-9011) and one Alto Car (DLIC-0205) near Transport Yard Narwal, Jammu.
“On thorough checking of the truck, huge quantity of Poppy Husk was recovered and five narco dealers were arrested from the truck and the car,” SSP said, adding that they have been identified as Bashir Ahmed Dar, son of Mohd Shazam Dar, resident of Charar e Sharief, Javid Ahmed, son of Sanaullah, resident of Pulwama, Dalip Singh, son of Manjeet Singh, resident of Kartarpur, Jalandhar, Paramjeet Singh, son of Manjeet Singh, resident of Ferozpur, Punjab and Hanook Singh, son of Jagtaar Singh, resident of Ferozpur, Punjab.
“A total of One quintal and 60 Kg of Poppy Husk has been recovered which was being smuggled from Kashmir to Punjab,” SSP Vinay Sharma said adding that whole operation was led by Inspector Varuneshwar Singh and Inspector Meenu Sharma of ANTF under close supervision of DySP Arun Jamwal, SHO Police Station ANTF, Jammu Division.
“A case under relevant sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered,” he said adding that during initial investigation, it has been found that these narco dealers were using fake registration number on truck to dodge the police. ANTF is investigating the forward and backward links of this consignment and more arrests are expected, he said.
SSP ANTF appealed general public to share any information regarding such narco dealers so that strict actions under law are taken against them.