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JAMMU: J&K Police Thursday claimed to person busted a cross-border narco-terror syndicate operating successful Jammu Division with the apprehension of six suspects. Cops seized astir 5kg heroin — valued astatine implicit Rs 30 crore successful the planetary marketplace — arsenic good arsenic arms and ammunition, including 3 pistols and six unrecorded rounds, during the operation.South Jammu SP Ajay Sharma, portion addressing a property league successful Jammu, termed the arrests a large achievement. He said the integer footprints of the accused revealed that they were connected to Pakistani handlers supplying narcotics and different drugs to substance anti-India activities.Gandhi Nagar PS registered a lawsuit nether Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) successful this connection, SP Sharma said, adding that charges nether Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act had been added to the FIR.
“Four of the suspects were sent to judicial custody,” helium said.On Nov 14, astir 5.20pm, a squad from Gandhi Nagar PS connected patrol work adjacent Shastri Nagar Shamshan Ghat noticed 2 pedestrians with bags moving suspiciously on the nationalist highway. The suspects tried to fly upon spotting the cops but were caught aft a little chase. A hunt of their bags yielded much than 3kg heroin.Cops arrested the duo — Karan Sharma of Jourian, Akhnoor, and Niklesh Verma of Dhar Road, Udhampur — and registered an FIR nether BNS Section 111 and NDPS Act.
“Based connected Karan Sharma’s disclosure, connected Nov 19, constabulary recovered 278g heroin concealed successful his store astatine Preet Nagar, Jammu,” the SP said.Further probe led to the apprehension of Mohd Yousaf alias Shamma of Narwal Bala, Jammu, from whose possession cops seized much than 53g heroin. He was recovered to beryllium a forwarding nexus and a main cause peddler successful the racket.“Karan besides disclosed the engagement of Gulshan Kumar of Lamberi, Rajouri, who was handling the fiscal channels of the syndicate,” SP Sharma said, adding: “Upon his apprehension and hunt of his vehicle, implicit 259g heroin was recovered.
The vehicle, which had been specially modified for cause transportation, was besides impounded.”Subsequent probe led cops to apprehension Jaswinder Kumar alias Sonu, besides from Lamberi, who was presently successful Rajouri territory jailhouse successful different cause lawsuit but had been operating from down bars. “He was successful interaction with Karan done WhatsApp, acting arsenic a mediator betwixt interstate and cross-border suppliers,” SP Sharma said.Another suspect, Shamp Din alias Pappy of Suchetgarh, Jammu, was arrested based connected method grounds and statements of the different arrested suspects.
A autochthonal of Kathua and accused successful a 2023 execution case, Pappy had been evading constabulary for a agelong time, the SP said. Based connected accusation obtained from him, cops seized 2 pistols and 3 rounds from his house, the SP added.SP Sharma said each six accused were recovered interconnected and were portion of an organised narco-terror web with planetary links, including Pakistan-based suppliers identified arsenic Gill and Shah, believed to beryllium the cardinal sources of narcotics and arms. “Further probe is underway to hint the remaining members of the network, place fiscal channels, and found cross-border proviso routes,” the SP said.
