Jammu DM issues order regulating courier services to check transport of narcotics
JAMMU, Mar 13 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir government has issued an order regulating the functioning of courier companies, parcel services and logistics operators to prevent the transport of contraband substances in Jammu district.
Jammu District Magistrate (DM) Rakesh Minhas directed that no such entity shall accept, book or transport any prohibited substance unless it possesses a valid transport permit under the NDPS rules, 1985, and complies with regulations under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
All courier and parcel operators have been instructed to strictly verify the identity and credentials of consignors and consignees through valid government-issued identity proof, the order issued by the DM said.
