Police in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district scored a significant breakthrough on January 6 in their ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking by seizing a substantial quantity of heroin-like substance during a routine naka checking at Litter and arresting the driver of a truck on the spot.
According to a police spokesperson, a truck bearing registration number JK22B-3175 was intercepted and thoroughly searched during the operation. The search led to the recovery of 263 grams of a heroin-like substance, estimated to be worth lakhs of rupees in the international market.
The driver, identified as Ather Maqbool Ganie, son of Moqbool Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Waghama, Bijbehara, was immediately taken into custody. The vehicle used for transporting the contraband has also been seized.
Police said a case FIR No. 03/2026 under Sections 8 and 21 of the NDPS Act has been registered at the concerned police station. “Further investigation has been initiated to determine the source and intended destination of the seized substance and to identify others involved in the trafficking network,” the spokesperson said.
Reiterating its zero-tolerance stance against narcotics, Pulwama Police appealed to the public to cooperate by sharing credible information, stressing that community support remains vital in keeping society free from the drug menace.
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