Srinagar: Jammu Police on Tuesday said that 12 Kgs of heroin worth Rs 24 crores and cash of Rs 11 lakhs were seized in Bahu Fort area of Jammu.
Moreover, three persons were arrested in connection with the recovery, police said in a statement.
They have been identified as Sarvwan Singh son of Kala Singh, Malkeet Singh son of Gurmeet Singh and Balbir Singh son of Balbinder Singh, all residents of Amritsar.
“Initial investigation suggest that the drugs were drone dropped from across the border,” Police quoted ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh saying in the statement.
“In a major success Jammu Police while working on a specific information has recovered 12 Kgs of heroin and cash approximately Rs 11 lakhs at a special checkpost (naka) established in the jurisdictions of PS Bahu Fort. The approximate value of drugs seized is around 24 crores in the international market," the statement reads.
Giving details, ADGP Jammu said that Police team led by SSP Jammu Chandan Kohli was working on inputs that led the checkpost in the jurisdiction of PS Bahu Fort.
The team was constituted under the supervision of SP South Mamta Sharma, SDPO East Syed Zaheer Abbas Jafari and was led by SHO of PS Bahu Fort Inspector Nayat Ali.
“Three suspects travelling in the vehicle were caught and during search 12 Kgs of heroin and cash Rs11,00,000 was recovered from them,” the statement said.
A case under NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Bahu Fort.
(GNS)
