JAMMU (KIMS) — Police in Jammu apprehended a notorious drug peddler at Ring Road Kantwala during a routine vehicle check, a Toyota bearing registration number JK02AU/9945, coming from Jammu towards Bhawal via Ring Road, was intercepted.
Upon checking,the police recovered 1.54 kilograms of poppy straw and ₹48,000 in cash from the vehicle (Conscious possession). The driver was identified as Shoket Ali, son of Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Kanger, Tehsil Bhalwal, Jammu.
Following the recovery, an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act, and further investigation is underway. The said accused is a repeat offender and was previously arrested in a similar case by Nagrota Police Station in 2022 (FIR No. 151/2022 U/S 8/15 NDPS Act). — (KIMS)