Jammu, March 8 A notorious drug peddler was arrested under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.
Javad Iqbal Tass of Bhangai village in Thanamandi, was involved in multiple cases of drug peddling, and his detention under the PIT-NDPS Act was part of efforts to curb the spread of narcotics and protect the youth, a police spokesperson said.
Taking cognizance of his continuous involvement in drug trafficking, he said the competent authority issued detention orders against the accused under the PIT-NDPS Act, following which he was detained and subsequently lodged in the district jail.
Police also arrested two drug peddlers from the Sidhra area of Jammu and Mendhar in Poonch district after seizing a heroin-like substance from them.
A private car was stopped on Dengyali road near Sidhra, leading to the recovery of 6.37 grams of heroin from the possession of its driver, who was arrested and booked under the NDPS Act, the spokesperson said.
The second drug peddler was apprehended along with nearly eight grams of heroin from Mendhar town in Poonch district, the spokesperson added, stating that a case under the NDPS Act was registered against him.