3 Narcotics Offenders held under PIT NDPS Act in Sopore: Police

Srinagar : Police on Tuesday said that it has booked three chronic narcotics offenders under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS), Stating therein further that the trio had been persistently involved in drug peddling despite multiple FIRs and arrests, posing a serious threat to public health and safety.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that the three c narcotics offenders namely Bilal Ahmad Lone S/o Abdul Rashid Lone R/o Lorihama Rafiabad, Jameel Ahmad Dar S/o Ghulam Mohammad Dar R/o Saripara Rafiabad and Mohammad Altaf Dar S/o Ghulam Qadir Dar R/o Mumkakh Batpora Sopore, had developed a consistent pattern of narcotics trafficking and continued their activities despite repeated legal action . Stating that after detailed dossier preparation and confirmation by the competent authority, all three have been detained under the stringent provisions of the PIT NDPS Act to prevent further harm to the society Police in the concluding para of its above quoted statement said that action reflects its zero-tolerance policy toward drug trafficking and its firm resolve to break the supply chain of narcotics, reiterating therein that its commitment to identify, tracking, and take strongest possible legal action against individuals and networks involved in drug smuggling and distribution.