At least eight people have been arrested after an alleged inter-state narcotics module was busted in Srinagar on Thursday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said. A large cache of banned pharmaceutical drugs, cash and gold has also been recovered during the police raids.
A massive haul of over 2.19 lakh tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical drugs, along with cash, gold, a firearm and other valuables, has also been recovered, the police said on Thursday.
“We have busted an organised network in the downtown area of Srinagar. So far, eight accused have been arrested. It started with the arrest of Waseem Zargar, which led to the arrest of eight people so far.
A massive haul of over 2.19 lakh tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical drugs, along with cash, gold, a firearm and other valuables, has also been recovered, the police said on Thursday. During raids and searches, police have recovered Rs 85.75 lakh in cash, along with 108 gold coins, gold biscuits and other gold articles.
The alleged drug cartel, which has been traced to Chandigarh, Panchkula and Ambala, was involved in the organised procurement, transportation and distribution of banned drugs in J&K and neighbouring states, according to the police. Our effort was to identify the network and dismantle it,” said G V Sandeep Chakarvari, SSP Srinagar. One of the accused has been arrested in Bengaluru, and wider linkages of the module are being investigated, according to the police. Police said that, besides transport agencies used for the transportation of drugs, pharmaceutical establishments in Chandigarh, Ambala and Panchkula have also been examined.
