Jammu, Aug 19 (Agency) Police on Thursday have arrested six narcotic smugglers including one courier delivery boy in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi, Shailender Singh on Thursday said that to curb the menace of narcotics, surprise nakas were laid at the entrance of town, raids and searches were conducted at different places which led to arrest of six offenders alongwith Narcotics and other incriminating evidences. During intervening night of August 18-19, team of Reasi Police laid a surprise naka on Katra-Reasi road at Simbal Chuwa and during checking one SUV, on way from Jammu to Reasi, jumped the check point. “The car was chased and intercepted. During search of Vehicle, Heroin (Chitta) was recovered from three youngsters,” said the top cop. The travellers namely Irfan Iqbal Wani of Ward No 7, Reasi, Shakeel Ahmed of Panassa, Reasi, Neeraj Sharma of Ward no 12, were arrested and booked under relevant sections.
The SSP said that during preliminary investigation, it came to notice that one accused Irfan is a habitual drug peddler and was arrested last month in NDPS case. “During sustained interrogation of the accused, Irfan revealed that his associates involved in the business of selling, purchasing and consumption of Narcotics in Reasi Town and on his disclosure, teams of Reasi Police conducted further multiple raids against drug abusers accompanied by Executive Magistrate and three more arrests were made,” Mr Singh said. He identified the arrested persons as Abid Malik of Chowk Chabutra, Reasi, Ranjit Singh of Mahadev Reasi, Chandan of Geeta Nagar, Reasi and incriminating materials and evidences were recovered that were used in drugs abuse including Syringes, burnt foil papers, partially burnt rolled currency notes of Rs. 10 from their possession. Accused Neeraj Sharma, the SSP said that he was a door to door delivery boy of private courier company. “His job profile easily concealed his deeds of spreading drug abuse in the city,” he added Three of the accused are also booked and sent to the District Jail Reasi by the order of Executive Magistrate. In the past more than four months, Police have registered 115 cases against 149 offenders, said SSP Shailender Singh.