 Early Times Report
REASI, June 23: Continuing its firm crackdown on drug peddling, Police Station Katra achieved a major success by apprehending a drug smuggler and recovering narcotic substances from his possession.
Acting on reliable input, a police team from P/S Katra apprehended one person in the Nangal area. The accused has been identified as Pankaj Sharma S/o Omkar Sharma R/o Jatwal, Tehsil Ghagwal, District Samba.
During his personal search, 5.190 grams of heroin (NDPS) along with a small digital weighing scale was recovered from his possession.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 170/2025 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Katra and further investigation is underway to unearth the backward and forward linkages of the drug network.
The operation was executed under the leadership of SHO P/S Katra Insp. Khyatimaan Khajuria under the supervision of SDPO Katra Dr Bhishm Dubey, JKPS and SP Katra Vipan Chandran-JKPS.
District Police Reasi, under the leadership of SSP Reasi Paramvir Singh-JKP, remains committed to eradicating the menace of drugs from society. General public is once again appealed to share any information related to drug trafficking with police. Identity of the informer shall be kept secret.
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