Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 15: Jammu and Kashmir Police today booked an alleged notorious drug peddler from Miran Sahib area under the PIT-NDPS Act and subsequently lodged him in District Jail Udhampur.
Manpreet Singh alias Sartaj of Ward number 2, Simbal Camp, Miran Sahib, was booked under PIT-NDPS Act after obtaining the formal detention orders from Divisional Commissioner Jammu, a police official said.
He said multiple FIRs under the NDPS Act were already registered against the accused.
Despite being arrested several times, the accused continued to supply drugs to local youth in the area, he said.
As such, the police official said, a dossier under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act was prepared and forwarded to the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, who issued the detention order.
The accused had repeatedly secured bail in earlier cases but continued to engage in the drug trade for illegal profits, he said.
“His detention is aimed at preventing further involvement in such criminal activities,” said the police official.
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