JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday destroyed 2000 kgs of physcotrophic substance that was seized in 37 different NDPS cases registered in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
“District Drug destruction committee headed by SSP Udhampur Amod Ashok Nagpure comprising of Addl. SP Udhampur Sandeep Bhat, DySP DAR Bhutto Choudhary and Darshan Singh, Sr. PO Udhampur, conducted the destruction of physcotrophic substance today. The destruction was done through incineration in M/S Anmol Healthcare Rakh Rara, Swankha Morh, Vijaypur, Samba,” police said in a statement.
“During incineration 1993 kg 520 grams of poppy straw, 754.32 grams of Heroin and 01 kg 10 gms of Charas has been incinerated by following all the codal formalities. The destruction was carried out by incineration in a controlled manner as provided under rules to avoid any harm to the environment,” the statement said.
“In the entire process was completed in presence of EMIC Sanjeevan Kumar Sharma (NT Roun) and Hans Raj Divisional Officer JKPCB Samba (South). Before this the seized contraband was checked, weighed and tallied with the record. The entire proceedings, right from godown upto incinerator was duly videographed and kept under proper security,” the statement added.
Pertinently, this huge quantity of the seized contraband substance has been destroyed under section 52-A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. — (KIMS)