Srinagar. Oct 12: Police in south Kashmir’s Anantnag Saturday said they busted a big interstate drug trafficking network by arresting three people it accused of being involved in the illicit trade.
All the three accused persons have been arrested and shifted to Police Station Bijbehara where they remain in custody, the statement said.
Further investigation revealed that the consignment was reportedly intended for delivery in Sopore and Srinagar.
Following this, multiple raids were conducted, and a local smuggler from north Kashmir’s Sopore was detained for questioning, the statement read.
Further, police said they contacted the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in New Delhi, resulting in a raid at a warehouse in Noida’s Sector 135, where a substantial quantity of Codeine was also recovered.
The key individuals behind the racket have been identified as Sachin Rana and Arun Rana both residents of Faridabad even as efforts are on to apprehend them, police said.
“This operation has uncovered both the forward and backward linkages of the interstate drug network, with further arrests expected as the investigation continues,” added the statement.
