Kulgam, Apr 6 : Police in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district have registered 10 FIRs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and arrested 14 drug peddlers over the past three weeks.
An official told Kashmir News Service that nine FIRs were registered at Police Station Qazigund and one at Police Station Devsar. During the operations, police seized 415.61 grams of heroin, 1,348 grams of charas (including powder and charas-like substances), 1.5 kilograms of bhang patri, and cash amounting to ₹1,37,990.
Police officials said investigations have revealed multiple backward and forward linkages, leading to further arrests and indicating the presence of a wider, organised narcotics network in the region.
Among the cases, in FIR No. 35/2026 of PS Qazigund, 163 grams of charas powder was recovered from Rasik Ahmad Padder at Furrah. In FIR No. 43/2026, 278 grams of heroin and ₹17,100 were recovered from two accused, including one from Srinagar. This led to a backward linkage in Jammu’s Belli Chirrana area, where a search resulted in the recovery of an additional 262 grams of heroin, exposing an inter-district drug syndicate.
In FIR No. 58/2026, police recovered 125.61 grams of heroin and ₹85,000 from an individual from Punjab and another from DH Pora near Doru Crossing. In FIR No. 15/2026 of PS Devsar, around 390 grams of a charas-like substance and ₹2,200 were recovered from a person during naka checking at Cheyan.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Kulgam, Anayat Ali Choudhary, reiterated that police are following a zero-tolerance policy against drug trafficking and will continue strict action against those involved. He also appealed to the public to cooperate and share information about drug peddling, assuring complete confidentiality.
Kulgam Police remains committed to eliminating the drug menace and will continue intensified operations against narcotics networks, the officer added. (Agency)
