Says seizure a big success, will investigate where from the person had got the consignment, not clear yet, whether Heroine was drone-dropped; 23 people drug peddlers booked under PSA, property worth Rs 14 Crore seized in Jammu region so far

Jammu, Aug 09 :

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Anand Jain Friday said that police have recovered Rs 33 Crore worth Heroine at Jammu bus stand and one Punjab resident has been arrested.

“We received specific information about two persons carrying a big bag. Jammu police acted swiftly and arrested the person and seized the bag. After initial investigations, we found that bag contained high quality Heroine worth Rs 33 Crore. The arrested person has been identified as a Punjab resident. Further investigations are on,” the ADGP said addressing a press conference in Jammu, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).

Asked whether the arrested Punjab person was a minor as per media reports, he said that investigations are on to find out the actual age of the arrested person. “It has come to fore that the consignment this person was carrying was coming from the border area. Nothing more can be stated on where he was going and who had given him this consignment,” the ADGP said, adding that more links are being looked into.

He said that it is not for the first time that a Punjab resident has been arrested in Jammu. “We can’t say whether the consignment was air-dropped by drones. This all is a matter of investigation. Seizure of Rs 33 Crore worth Heroine is a big success,” the ADGP said.

Asked how many people have been booked under PSA for their involvement in drug racket, he said so far 23 people have been booked under the act and property of drug dealers worth Rs 14 Crore have been attached so far—(KNO)

By SNS KASHMIR

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