J&K Police on Thursday said it busted a narco-module in the border area of Uri in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district and arrested three narco smugglers.
Police said it recovered contraband substances worth 50 crores and cash on their disclosure.
Police Station Uri on May 8 received specific information that one person namely Mehmood Ahmad Najar a resident of Churunda and Sajad Ahmad Malik of Dhanisyedan are involved in narcotics smuggling.
“On this information, a case under section 8/21, 29 NDPS ACT was registered and investigation was set into motion. During investigation, both the suspects were detained and during questioning they disclosed that they have concealed contraband substance and cash at Churanda,” a police statement said.
“On receiving this information, Police Party with assistance of Army & accompanied by Magistrate, searched the spot and recovered the contraband substance and cash, on the disclosure of the accused persons. During further investigation, they also revealed that one more person Fayaz Ahmad Hajam of Danisyedan has managed to smuggle contraband from Pakistan. Accordingly, he was detained and during questioning, he also disclosed that he has concealed some contraband, which was subsequently recovered by Police and Magistrate,” the statement said.
Furthermore, on the disclosure of Fayaz, some cash was also recovered from his house.
So far, Police has recovered contraband weighing 7.800 Kgms (valuing Rs. 50 Crore approximately) and cash worth Rs. 12,63,500/- from this module which has links with Pakistan based handlers, the statement said.
Further investigation is going on in the matter.
