STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police, specialized unit to check rising menace of drugs, on Wednesday achieved another success after it foiled a bid to smuggle huge quantity of Poppy Straw weighing upto over 90 kgs worth lakhs of rupees.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) ANTF Jammu Vinay Sharma said, “On specific information that one Truck bearing registration No JK02BP-5135 driven by Anwar Hussain Shah, son of Altaf Hussain Shah of Didasen Thannamandi, Rajouri along with co-driver Mohd Iqbal, son of Sala Mohammad of Khawas Rajouri coming from Kashmir Valley and going outside J&K via Jammu has concealed large quantity of Poppy Straw.”
“On this information a case FIR 03/2022 under Section 8/15/29 NDPS Act was registered at Police Station ANTF Jammu and ANTF team immediately swung into action and laid Naka at NHW-44 near Environmental Park Sidhra Narwal Bye Pass Road Jammu,” he added.
Anti Narcotics Task Force is investigating further links. More arrests are expected.
Anti Narcotic Task Force has appealed general public to share information regarding such drug dealers so that appropriate legal actions are taken against them and this menace is uprooted from our society.
SSP ANTF J&K further said, “The aforesaid truck was intercepted by the ANTF team and during through search of truck, ANTF sleuths recovered 97 Kilograms and 900 grams of Poppy Straw which was concealed in the truck.”
“The driver along with the co-driver were arrested in the instant case and truck has been seized,” Vinay added.
“ANTF is investigating further links, the official said, adding, “more arrests are expected in this regard,” he said.
SSP ANTF appealed to the general public to share information regarding such drug dealers so that appropriate legal actions are taken against them and this menace is uprooted from our society.