Rs 33 Cr worth heroin recovered at Jammu bus stand: ADGP Jammu

JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Anand Jain Friday said that police have recovered Rs 33 Crore worth of heroin at Jammu bus stand and one Punjab resident has been arrested.

“We received specific information about two persons carrying a big bag. Jammu Police acted swiftly and arrested the person and seized the bag. After initial investigations, we found that the bag contained high-quality heroin worth Rs 33 crore. The arrested person has been identified as a Punjab resident. Further investigations are on,” the ADGP said, addressing a press conference in Jammu, as per the news agency KNO.

Asked whether the arrested Punjab person was a minor, as per media reports, he said that investigations are on to find out the actual age of the arrested person. “It has come to the fore that the consignment this person was carrying was coming from the border area. Nothing more can be stated on where he was going and who had given him this consignment,” the ADGP said, adding that more links are being looked into.

He said that it is not the first time that a Punjab resident has been arrested in Jammu. “We can’t say whether the consignment was air-dropped by drones. This is all a matter of investigation. Seizure of Rs 33 crore worth of heroin is a big success,” the ADGP said.

Asked how many people have been booked under PSA for their involvement in drug racket, he said so far 23 people have been booked under the act and property of drug dealers worth Rs 14 crore has been attached so far.