In a sweeping crackdown on narco-trade, Kashmir Police has booked over 1,500 cases under the NDPS Act, arrested nearly 2,000 peddlers and frozen 567 bank accounts linked to the drug money trail this year, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar informed on Thursday.
Making a strong appeal to the youth to become partners in the fight against drugs and cybercrime, the IGP assured that the identity of informers would be kept strictly confidential. If someone approaches a police station or a rehabilitation centre for help, we will facilitate them and their identity will be kept strictly confidential. He said police have received complaints involving fraud of over Rs 54 crore in recent months, of which around 13 to 14 per cent has been recovered and more than Rs 7 crore has been returned to victims.
Appealing to people to share information about drug peddling, the IGP said, “Anyone having information should come forward.
