Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 1: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ludhiana Zonal Unit claimed to have recovered nearly 2 kilograms of high-quality heroin worth Rs 9 crore by arresting two Kashmiri based smugglers from Nagrota area of Jammu Division.
“The DRI Ludhiana Zonal Unit has seized a consignment of heroin being smuggled into Kashmir and being transported to Jammu on August 30 this year and busted a gang of smugglers of narcotic drugs”, as per official spokesman.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the seized heroin was sourced from across the border. On the basis of credible intelligence, a Mahindra Scorpio car was intercepted by DRI sleuths at Ban Toll Plaza near Nagrota in Jammu, he said, adding that rummaging of the intercepted car resulted in recovery of around 1. 800 kilograms of high quality heroin valued Rs 9 crore in the international market.
The contraband was concealed in a specially designed cavity in the Scorpio Car in the dashboard near the steering wheel, he said, adding that the narcotic material and the car have been seized by DRI and two Kashmir based smugglers have been arrested under the provisions of NDPS Act 1985, the spokesman informed.
He added that there exists a remunerative reward policy of the Government of India for the informers providing specific information about contraband drugs and other smuggled goods and sources of information are kept secret.
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