250 narcotic smugglers booked under PSA in J-K in 2023: DGP
JAMMU: As many as 250 narcotic smugglers were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir this year, Director General of Police R R Swain said on Saturday.
He said 15 cases of narco-terror came to light during the year and that the police will seek help from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Interpol to take legal action against the masterminds sitting in different foreign countries, including Turkey.
“A total of 250 persons were detained under PSA this year compared to 191 in the previous year, marking an increase of 31 per cent. Similarly, 2,400 cases were registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act this year as against 1,659 cases in 2022,” the DGP told reporters here.
Press Trust of India
