Jammu Police busts gang of interstate drug smuggler,

Jammu , May 21: : Continuing with its drive against drug menace, Jhajjar kotli Police, under the supervision of SSP Shri dhar Patil (IPS) and SP Rural Suram Singh, achieved a major success when it thwarted the plot of the drug smugglers of smuggling huge consignment of Poppy Straw (Phukki) from Kashmir to other parts of the country.Officials told CNS that police arrested drug peddler at SuketarNakka and recovered huge quantity of poppy straw.As per police officials, a police  Nakka led by SDPO Nagrota Mohan lal Sharma along with SHO JhajjarKotli Rajesh Khajuria and PSI RajatMagotra, while  on routine checking at SuketarNakkasignalled the driver of a truck, bearing registration no. PB35N/9367 to stop his truck few meters before the naka point but the driver tried to escape from the spot. After a hot chase police managed to arrest the driver of the vehicle.The driver of the truck was identified as Sanjeev Kumar s/o Tara Singh r/o Tajpur ,jallandhar, Punjab.On checking, 1430 kgs of poppy straw was recovered which was hidden in apple boxes in the the truck.In relation to this, FIR no.95/2020 u/s 8/15/25NDPS Act has been registered at PS Jhajjarkotli and further investigation taken up.Police has requested Community members to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood. Our consistent actions against drug peddlers should reassure the community members that we are making efforts to keep our society free from the scourge of drug menace as reiterated in our community meetings,” police officials added. (CNS)