Inter-state narcotics racket busted, 2 Punjab-based peddlers held with 22 Kg Heroin in Rajouri

RAJOURI, 1 June 2023: In a major success, J&K Police in Rajouri have arrested 2 Punjab-based peddlers while busting an inter-state narcotics peddling racket recovering around 22 kilograms of Heroine-like substance having a high monetary value in the market.

The arrest has been made in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district with the investigation into forward and backward linkages of the case has been set into motion.

SSP Amritpal Singh said that a specific intelligence input was received by police that 2 suspects are in transit from Rajouri towards Jammu in a vehicle in the late evening hours on Wednesday and acting swiftly over it, police teams were put on alert across the district and existing nakas were strengthened to intercept them while some mobile MCVPs were also established.

SSP further said that on Wednesday at around 09:30 PM, a vehicle bearing registration number JK01AB-5470 was intercepted at Jammu Rajouri-Poonch national highway at Naka near ITI Sunderbani.

2 Punjab-based people were travelling in the car which was put to frisking during which a large quantity of Heroin-like substance was recovered which is approximately 22 Kilograms.

This huge consignment has been recovered from the possession of these two persons who have been identified as Onkar Singh son of Karam Singh resident of village Talmandi Barth, District Gurdaspur Punjab and Shamsher Singh son of Nirmal Singh resident of Village Barthmal Tehsil Gurdaspur Punjab.