SRINAGAR — The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Kashmir arrested a man and recovered 13 bottles of Codeine Phosphate from his possession during an anti-drug operation in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday.
The operation was conducted at Wanigam-Hyder Beigh Road in Pattan following specific information, during which the accused, identified as Jahangir Ayoub Khan, son of Mohammad Ayoub Khan and a resident of Wanigam, was apprehended, they said.
During a search, 13 bottles of Codeine Phosphate were recovered from his possession, officials said.
Accordingly, a case (FIR No. 16/2026) under Sections 8/22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered at Police Station ANTF Kashmir.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the contraband and establish forward and backward linkages to identify other persons involved in the drug supply network, they added. — (KIMS)