In a major crackdown on drug peddling, the Baramulla Police has arrested 425 drug peddlers, including 69 hardcore ones, and filed 242 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Phototrophic Substances Act (NDPS) Act during this year.
The police have also made substantial seizures of contraband worth crores in the black market, including 2.670 kg of brown sugar, heroin worth Rs 6.33 crore, and charas worth Rs 59.04 crore. Properties of drug peddlers worth Rs 2.3 crores, comprising three houses, three vehicles, and cash amounting to Rs 1.2 Crore, have also been attached.
The Baramulla Police has achieved remarkable success in its relentless campaign against drug peddling, with the number of registered cases dropping significantly in recent months. While there was an increase in cases during the first half of the year, with numbers surging from 10 to 40 cases in April alone, this trend has reversed from July onwards.
Police have also seized 31 vehicles and cash worth Rs 1.13 crore from the drug peddlers during the period.
Citizens of the district have shown utmost faith and satisfaction in the action of the police against drugs, and they have expressed their total support.
Police have said they will remain steadfast in their commitment to confront drug smugglers and to seize both movable and immovable property used for illicit trafficking within the district. They have also urged the general population to come forward with information about drug peddlers in their areas (whose identities will be kept confidential) to eradicate the menace of drugs from society.
