Illicit crop spread over 390 Kanals destroyed, 56 drug peddlers arrested: Police
SRINAGAR: As a part of anti-drug campaign, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that they have destroyed the illicit crop on 390 kanals in different districts of the state during past few days.
In Pulwama district alone police teams of different police stations were deployed in their respective areas to destroy the contraband and standing crop spread over 40 Kanals in the district was destroyed.
In Anantnag and Kulgam district more than 50 Kanals of land were cleared from the poppy cultivation. In Shopian and Awantipora poppy cultivations spread over 300 kanals has been destroyed.
“In Baramulla and Budgam police have tightened noose against poppy cultivation to eradicate the drug menace from the state” Police said.
“56 drug Peddlers indulging in the illicit trade were booked under relevant sections of law during past two months,” police said.
On 8th of this month, Ramban police during a raid on a hotel in Banihal seized 30 Kgs of heroin which was to be transported to some other states of the country.
This week, the police during surprise checking of vehicles on Jammu- Srinagar National Highway at Digdol seized 33 gunny bags containing 650 Kgs of poppy from an oil tanker.
KV Online
