Police recovers cocaine worth over ₹10 Cr in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Police in Ganderbal launched a focused targeting the procurement and sale of high-value narcotic substances such as Cocaine and Heroin, thereby striking a major blow to the drug networks operating in the region, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
He said that during a series of special naka checking operations conducted last week in Ganderbal police apprehended a drug peddler identified as Mohammad Irfan Bhat, son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat, resident of Kharbagh Wakura, Ganderbal.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 200/2025, under relevant sections of the NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Ganderbal, and further investigation was set into motion.
Considering the gravity of the offence and contacts of the accused, a special investigation team was constituted with a mandate to trace backward and forward linkages of suppliers involved in trafficking similar high-value narcotics.
Pursuant to Court-obtained search warrants, coordinated searches were conducted at multiple locations including Sumbal, Shadipora, Zakura, and other suspected places of drug concealment, the spokesman said.
As a significant outcome of sustained investigation, the police team identified and detained one more notorious drug peddler, identified as Maqsood Hussain Khan, son of Abdul Majeed Khan, resident of Hazratbal, Srinagar, A/P Gooripora, Sanat Nagar. During searches conducted at his rented accommodation in Gooripora, Sanat Nagar on on Monday, Police recovered two packets of Cocaine-like substance weighing approximately 01 kilogram, valuing more than Rs.10 Crore in the international illicit drug market. Moreover, 01 vehicle, cell phones and other electronic gadgets were also seized.
In-depth investigation is underway to identify the actual source, supply chain, and inter-state/international linkages of this high-value narcotic substance. More arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days, the spokesman added.
