Kathua:Continuing its efforts against drug menace under the "Operation Sanjeevani" Kathua Police recovered approx. 284.41 grams of Heroin (Chitta) like narcotics in the jurisdictional area of P/S Kathua, 03 drug peddlers arrested along with recovered narcotics substance got seized on spot.
On 24-04-2024 an information was received through the reliable sources at P/S Kathua that four persons namely 1)Sharief @ Bulli S/O Bashir Ali R/O Pind Landian Tehsil Mukerian District Hoshiarpur 2)Bhag Hussain @ Bhaga S/O Teg Ali R/O Nangal Labana Landian Tehsil Mukerian District Hoshiarpur 3) Maskeen Ali S/O Suram Ali R/O Magar Khad Tehsil & District Kathua & 4)Gulzar Ahmed @ Lahu S/O Bashir Ahmed R/O Sarore Adda Bari Brahmana A/P Waziru Chak Tehsil Bishnah District Jammu were doing illegal trade of selling Narcotics like Contrband and kept huge quantity of narcotics substance in their possession and trying to sell same to the people of Bhagthali area near Mega Infrastructure Company Kathua. Acting swiftly, a Police team of PS Kathua under the supervision of DySP Hqrs. Kathua & SHO PS Kathua laid down a special naka/ checking at Bhagthali area was able to apprehend three persons namely 1)Sharief @ Bulli S/O Bashir Ali R/O Pind Landian Tehsil Mukerian District Hoshiarpur 2)Bhag Hussain @ Bhaga S/O Teg Ali R/O Nangal Labana Landian Tehsil Mukerian District Hoshiarpur 3) Maskeen Ali S/O Suram Ali R/O Magar Khad Tehsil & District Kathua whereas one person namely Gulzar Ahmed @ Lahu S/O Bashir Ahmed R/O Sarore Adda Bari Brahmana A/P Waziru Chak Tehsil Bishnah District Jammu managed to escape from the spot.During checking approx. 284.41 grams of Heroin(Chitta) narcotics were recovered from their illegal possession. Thereafter all the recovered narcotics were seized and three drug peddlers were arrested on spot. On this case vide FIR No. 126/2024 U/S 8/21/22/NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Kathua while further investigation is underway.
District Police Kathua once again requested people of the area to come forward and share information on 100 or 9858034100 about any such illicit activity with police for the cause. Your identity will be kept confidential.