Onlykashmir.in News Desk
The Narcotics Task Force, Srinagar, has apprehended a resident of Punjab with a heroin like substance during a naka checking operation conducted at the New Bypass near Peaks Automobiles, officials said on Thursday.
According to an official, the NTF team, headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Kubra Nazir, intercepted a suspect identified as Love Priteet Singh, son of Bilbar Singh, a resident of Amritsar in Punjab, during the routine checking exercise. The naka was set up as part of the ongoing anti narcotics drive that police forces across the Valley have intensified in recent months in response to concerns over rising drug trafficking through the region.
During his personal search, police recovered approximately seventy to eighty grams of a heroin like substance from his possession, according to the official. The seized contraband has since been taken into custody for forensic examination, a standard procedure followed to confirm the exact composition of narcotic substances recovered in such operations before formal charges are framed.
The accused was subsequently taken into custody by the Narcotics Task Force for further legal proceedings. Police said that details regarding the registration of the case, including the specific sections invoked, would be communicated separately once the paperwork is completed. Authorities in Kashmir have in recent years stepped up operations against interstate drug smuggling networks, with several similar interceptions reported along key highway stretches leading into and out of Srinagar.
The New Bypass corridor, a key arterial route connecting Srinagar to other parts of the Valley, has increasingly become a focus area for such checks given its frequent use by long distance vehicles moving contraband between states. Officials say persons from outside the Union Territory are increasingly being found in possession of narcotics destined for local markets, prompting police to widen the scope of their surveillance beyond routine local checks.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have repeatedly stressed that curbing the inflow of narcotics remains one of their top priorities, citing the growing menace of drug abuse among the Valley’s youth. Further investigation into the case, including possible links to a wider trafficking network, is currently underway.
