SRINAGAR — Representatives of various enforcement agencies, including ED, BSF, NIA, Customs and DRI, on Tuesday deliberated on ways to curb the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir, official said. The discussion took place at the 2nd UT Level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting on narcotics control for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir […]
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Over 11 kg heroin worth crores destroyed in Rajouri
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday destroyed over 11 kilograms of heroin seized in a narcotics case registered in Rajouri district. According to a police statement, 11.689 kilograms of heroin seized in FIR No. 178/2024 registered at Police Station Nowshera under Sections 8/21/22/27-A/29 of the NDPS Act and Sections 111/238 of the […]
Drug Department, PCDA organize anti-Drug awareness rally in Pulwama
PULWAMA, Mudasir Maqbool (KIMS) — As part of the Nasha Mukht Abhiyan, the Drug Department, in collaboration with the Pulwama Chemists and Druggists Association (PCDA), organized an anti-drug awareness rally in Pulwama on Thursday. The rally commenced from District Hospital Pulwama and concluded at the Sports Stadium Pulwama, drawing participation from officials of the Drug […]
Anti-drug drive won’t yield results if liquor menace ignored: Mirwaiz
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said the ongoing anti-drug campaign won’t achieve the desired results unless action is also taken against liquor, which he said was equally harmful to society and destroying families. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, the Mirwaiz said the campaign against drugs […]
Mehbooba Mufti questions bulldozer action against drug peddlers
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that strict action should be taken against drug peddlers, but innocent families should not suffer by having their houses demolished. While addressing a party convention in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir said, “If anyone is involved […]
Police attaches properties worth over ₹3.5 crores of drug peddlers in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they have attached immovable properties worth over ₹3.50 crores belonging to three notorious drug peddlers involved in multiple cases under the NDPS Act in Srinagar. According to police statement, in the first action, property worth approximately ₹80 lakhs belonging to a hardcore drug peddler namely […]
Action should be taken against police officers for drug trafficking in J&K: Aga Ruhullah
SRINAGAR — Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said action should be taken against those police officers in whose jurisdictions drug trafficking takes place in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to reporters here, Mehdi, the National Conference (NC) MP from Srinagar, also said drug trafficking cannot take place without the connivance of some officials in […]
Razing people’s home under garb of fighting drug menace must stop: Sakina Itoo
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakina Itoo on Friday said demolishing properties under the garb of fighting drug menace should be stopped. The minister also claimed that while drug abuse was more prevalent in the Jammu region, the focus of coercive action was limited to the Valley. Speaking to reporters here, Itoo said […]
J&K Police achieve major milestone in combating drug menace in Anantnag; registers 123 cases, arrests 185 persons
Will rehabilitate youth drawn into drug menace: SSP Anantnag SRINAGAR [Raouf Dar] (KIMS) — In a determined and comprehensive drive against drug trafficking and other illicit activities, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have achieved a remarkable milestone in their fight against the drug menace in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district over the last eleven months. The […]
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq welcomes move to seize drug peddlers’ assets in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday welcomed the administration’s move to confiscate properties of drug peddlers in Kashmir as part of its efforts to eradicate the menace of narcotics from the Valley. Addressing a religious gathering at a mosque here, Farooq appreciated the police’s intensified efforts to combat drug trafficking, acknowledging […]









