Diplomat Desk
Reasi :DD, In continuous drive against Drug Abuse launched by District Police Reasi, surprise naka & checking is being conducted to check the offenders & criminals.
Police team of Police Station Katra led by SHO Katra laid a surprise naka and apprehended two persons near Searli Helipad, Katra who were coming from Panthal area towards Katra in a Swift Dzire Car.
During their search 5.30 grams of Heroin has been recovered from the possession of Deepak Masih S/O Samuaal Masih R/O Sidhwani, Gurdaspur, Punjab and 2.15 grams of heroin has been recovered from the possession of Ravi Kumar S/O Kartar Singh R/O Village Kadmal, Katra.
On this FIR No. 23/2025 U/S 8/21/22/25/29 NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Katra and investigation is ongoing to unearth backward and forward linkage.
In another incident, Police party of P/S Katra headed by SHO Katra while performing naka duty at Helipad road Arli, Katra apprehended one person namely Vishal Kumar S/O Prem Chand R/O Thathi, Udhampur who was on his way from Arli Helipad Road towards Katra town by foot and during checking of his bag, 255 strips (each strip containing 10 tablets) of Tramadol (total 2550) capsules were recovered from his possession. In this regard, a case FIR No. 25/2025 U/S 08/21/22 NDPS act stands registered at Police Station Katra and investigation is ongoing to unearth backward and forward linkage.
Reasi Police is working on multipronged strategy to deal with the problem of drug abuse, on one hand awareness programs are being organized in every nook and corner of the district and on the other hand drug peddlers are being booked under PITNDPS Act on regular basis, whereas Reasi Police also started Anti Drug Helpline Number 9070907017 for general public where identity of caller will be kept secret. Reasi Police while giving tough message for drug peddlers added that there is no space for Drug Peddlers in Reasi.DD
