Two alleged drug peddlers held with 50 grams of heroin-like substance in Samba
SAMBA — Police have arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered approximately 50 grams of heroin-like substance (Chitta) from their possession during a naka checking operation in Vijaypur area of Samba district, officials said on Friday.
A police team from Police Station Vijaypur intercepted a scooty bearing registration number JK02DT-6705 at Tarapur Road. The vehicle was carrying two persons and was travelling from Rakh Barotian towards Vijaypur, they said.
During a search, police recovered approximately 50 grams of heroin-like substance from the scooty’s storage compartment, officials said.
The accused were identified as Satpal Singh, son of Paramjit Singh, a resident of Sainik Colony, Jammu, and Abhishek Sharma, son of Kuldeep Sharma, a resident of Channi Himmat, Jammu. Both were arrested, while the contraband and the scooty were seized, they added.
A case under FIR No. 181/2026, under Sections 8/21/22/25/29 of the NDPS Act, has been registered at Police Station Vijaypur. Further investigation is underway to establish the forward and backward linkages of the narcotics network. — (KIMS)
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