Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Apr 26: Three drug suppliers were caught while selling heroin to youth in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir today, a police officer said.
Deepak Kumar alias “Deepu Punjabi”, Ashu Choudhary alias “Jatt” and Ajay Kumar were arrested from Gurha Morh, Vijaypur on a tip-off, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Samba Benam Tosh said, adding that heroin, syringes and Rs 19,440 were recovered from their possession,
He said the arrested persons are notorious heroin suppliers operating in Samba, adjoining Kathua and Jammu districts besides Himachal Pradesh.
“Several cases have been registered against Punjabi and Jatt in Jammu, Samba and Himachal Pradesh since the past many years,” the officer said.
He said a fresh case was registered against them at Vijaypur Police Station and further investigation is on.
Benam Tosh said with their arrest, a total of 30 notorious suppliers of heroin have been arrested in the past three months in the district, while several others have been booked under relevant sections of law and raids are being conducted to nab them.
He said on a specific tip off, a police party headed by Additional SP Samba, Surinder Choudhary and comprising of SHO Police Station (PS), Vijaypur Tribhawan Khajuria, PSI, Ajay Jamwal conducted raid at Gurha Morh, Vijaypur and arrested all the three notorious narco suppliers red-handed while they were supplying heroin and syringes to the addicts in lieu of cash.
A case FIR No. 48/2023 u/s 8/21/22/29 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station, Vijaypur and investigation is entrusted to DySP Garu Ram Bhardwaj.
He said Deepu Punjabi and Ashu Jatt had been involved in several cases registered/ challaned against them in Jammu, Samba, Himachal Pradesh etc. Ashu Jatt was booked in case FIR No. 25/2022 u/s 307/147 IPC, 4/25 Arms Act registered at Police Station Bishnah district Jammu, FIR No. 36/2018 u/s 8/21/22 NDPS Act registered at Police Station Gangyal district Jammu and FIR No. 226/2015 u/s 8/20 NDPS Act registered at Police Station Manali (Himachal Pradesh). Deepu Punjabi was also booked in FIR No. 65/2019 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act registered at Police Station, Vijaypur and challaned in the court of law which is still under trial.
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