Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Jan 1: Intensifying vigorous drive against drug peddlers/smugglers, Samba police has arrested five drug peddlers in two separate incidents in Vijaypur and Ghagwal area and recovered 10.30 grams approximately heroin like substance and four grams approximately heroin like substance respectively from their possession.
A police party headed by SHO PS Vijaypur under the supervision of SDPO Vijaypur and under the overall supervision of SSP Samba, Varinder Manhas while performing vehicle checking duty at naka NHW AIIMS Vijaypur, intercepted an alto car bearing Registration Number JK06-3434 for its checking. During checking, 10.30 grams approximately heroin like substance and four mobile phones were recovered from the possession of three persons travelling in the said car.
The drug peddlers identified as Akashjot Singh, son of Prabjot Singh of W.No. 10 Mill Area RS Pura district Jammu, Sahil Kumar, son of Romesh Lal of Jasore tehsil R.S Pura district Jammu and Pawandeep Singh, son of Narinder Singh of Chatha district Jammu have been arrested and contraband item has also been seized.
A case FIR No. 01/2025 U/S 8/21/22/29 NDPS Act has been registered at PS Vijaypur and investigation started.
Police said that during the preliminary enquiry, it has surfaced that the accused persons have stolen the Alto Car. During further checking, one battery was also recovered from the vehicle.
Similarly in another incident, a police party headed by incharge Police Post, Rajpura under the supervision of SHO PS Ghagwal and DySP Headquarters Samba and under the overall supervision of SSP Samba during vehicle checking naka established near Nursery Sanoora, intercepted a motorcycle bearing Registration Number JK21F-9647 for its checking. During checking, four grams approximately heroin like substance was recovered from the possession of rider and pillion rider.
Both the drug peddlers identified as Kuljit Singh alias Kalu, son of Bharat Singh of Sanoora tehsil Rajpura district Samba and Vivek Sharma, son of Parkash Chand of Harsath tehsil Ghagwal district Samba have been arrested and contraband item has also been seized.
A case FIR No. 183/2024 U/S 8/21/22/25/29 NDPS Act has been registered at PS Ghagwal and investigation started.
SSP Samba warned strict action against the people indulging in drug trafficking, bovine smuggling and other criminal activities and also sought the cooperation of people in this regard.
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