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SRINAGAR: In a major breakthrough against drug smuggling, Srinagar Police intercepted a narcotics consignment, arresting two individuals and seizing 8 kilograms of heroin.
#FLASH: SSP Srinagar Imtiyaz Hussain announced in a press conference that the police have seized 8 kilograms of heroin in a significant operation. Two individuals from Tanghdar have also been arrested in connection with the case.
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Speaking at a press briefing, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, Imtiyaz Hussain, stated that a team from Police Post Qamarwari stopped a Tata Sumo (Reg. No. JK05D-1837) at a checkpoint in Barthana Crossing. During a detailed search of the vehicle, 6 kilograms of heroin were discovered hidden beneath the driver’s seat.
Additionally, two kilograms of the narcotic substance were found on the suspects during a personal search, with each individual concealing one kilogram in polythene packets.
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The arrested individuals have been identified as Anas Ajaz Awan, son of Ajaz Ahmad Awan, a resident of Dildar Tangdar, Kupwara, and Zahid Ahmad Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, from Channipora, Tangdar, Kupwara.
The seized heroin and the vehicle used in the crime have been confiscated as evidence. A case has been registered at Police Station Parimpora under FIR No. 03/2025, invoking sections 8/21 and 29 of the NDPS Act. Investigations are ongoing.
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Preliminary inquiries suggest the heroin was trafficked from Pakistan, linked to an organized cross-border drug network. The SSP confirmed that J&K Police is actively tracing the origins and distribution channels to dismantle the syndicate and identify all accomplices involved in the illegal trade.
This year alone, Srinagar Police has registered 96 cases under the NDPS Act, detaining 162 individuals and booking 27 others under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act.
