Jammu and Kashmir Police continued their aggressive campaign against drug-peddlers on Tuesday with more arrests and the recovery of a brown sugar-like substance in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Three suspected individuals, all residents of the Pattan area in Baramulla, were arrested for their alleged involvement in narcotics trade. In a post on X, Baramulla Police stated that 61 grams of a brown sugar-like substance, 39 foil pouches and a weighing machine were recovered from their possession.
A case has been registered under relevant sections (8/21-29) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. In recent days, dozens of drug peddlers and online scammers have been arrested across the Union Territory.
Six individuals have been held in Jammu during the past few days and drugs worth lakhs were recovered from them. The Border Security Force (BSF) also seized heroin worth ₹40 crore in the RS Pura sector.
In central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, cops arrested doctors-turned-scamsters along with several accomplices involved in fraud operations worth ₹209 crore. Police officials recently announced the freezing of several thousand bank accounts allegedly linked to online and mule money scams reported across the Kashmir Valley.
Mule money scams have become a widespread practice in the larger scam network currently functional in the Valley. In some cases, such grey transactions involve people who remain completely unaware of the fraudulent nature of the activity, as they often take place between individuals who know each other or have some understanding. Online games and money-making schemes are particularly popular among Gen Z in the Valley.
While the war on drugs continues with full force, challenges remain for Jammu and Kashmir in distinguishing between victims and habitual offenders.
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