Jammu and Kashmir, Kupwara, the Kupwara police said 8 kgs of heroin has been recovered from the one arrested person which has a market value of Rs 50 crore.
The police said that the narco module busted was on forces radar for the past three weeks and more chains and links related to the case will be identified during the investigation.
Addressing a news conference Senior Superintendent Police Kupwara Dr. GV Sundeep, said that the busted narco module was in close touch with Pakistan-based operatives and the accused arrested was tasked to smuggle drugs into the Valley to extend financial support to the militant outfits in Kashmir.
The SSP informed that a Special Investigation Team has been constituted to probe this case further and more arrests and links of this chain are expected to come to the fore during the further course of the investigation.
Flanked by top police officials, the SSP said that this particular narco module was under forces radar for the past two to three weeks, and some suspected areas were also searched but finally, on Sunday evening the teams trailing them were able to capture the accused.
He informed that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been established to probe this case further and more arrests and links of this chain are assumed to come to the fore during the further course of the investigation.
The district police chief said that this year infiltration has been very negligible but there have been more attempts to send drugs to make the flow of money without a move of money.
He further informed that a total of 32 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered in NDPS acts in which around 40-45 accused people have been arrested.
“In all these cases a total of 28 kilograms of heroin has been recovered having a market value of Rs. 129 crore.”