Police in Jammu and Kashmir arrest drug peddlers and seize narcotics

Police in the Jammu and Kashmir regions have conducted several operations resulting in the arrest of multiple suspected drug peddlers and the seizure of narcotics.

In the Anantnag district of South Kashmir, three individuals were apprehended during separate checking operations. Authorities recovered approximately 183.2 grams of charas. The arrests took place at Harnag, near Kehribal Crossing in Mattan, and at Nowgam. Cases have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and investigations are ongoing.

In Jammu, three people were arrested in separate incidents involving heroin and weapons. One individual, identified as a police follower, was caught with 15 grams of heroin during a checkpoint in the Miran Sahib area. In a second operation at the Digiana Industrial Estate, police arrested two suspects, Vansh Sharma and Yogeshwar Singh, recovering two pistols and 113 grams of heroin. Legal proceedings have been initiated under the NDPS and Arms Acts.