Srinagar Police bust major drug racket: 8 Kg’s heroin seized, 2 key traffickers arrested

Srinagar, Jan 08: In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Srinagar Police successfully intercepted a major narcotics consignment, arresting two drug peddlers and recovering 8 kilograms of heroin.

Addressing a press conference, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar Imtiyaz Hussain said that a police team of Police Post Qamarwari, during a routine checkpoint at Barthana Crossing, intercepted a Tata Sumo vehicle, bearing registration No. JK05D-1837 with two individuals on board.

A thorough search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 6 kilograms of heroin concealed beneath the driver’s seat, the SSP said.

Moreover, during personal search, 2 kilograms of the narcotic substance were recovered from the suspects, with each concealing 1 kilogram of the narcotic substance in polythene bags.

The SSP indentified the arrested individuals as: Anas Ajaz Awan, son of Ajaz Ahmad Awan, resident of Dildar Tangdar, Kupwara; and Zahid Ahmad Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Channipora, Tangdar, Kupwara

He said the narcotics and the vehicle used in the commission of crime have been seized as evidence.

A case vide FIR No. 03/2025 under sections 8/21 and 29 of the NDPS Act has been registered in Police Station Parimpora, and further investigation is going on, the SSP added.

He continued that preliminary investigation has revealed that the recovered narcotics were smuggled from Pakistan as part of cross-border drug trafficking network.

J&K Police is actively pursuing both backward and forward linkages to dismantle this syndicate and identify all individuals involved in this illicit trade, the SSP said.