17/12/2025
*J&K POLICE AT GANDERBAL INTENSIFIES CRACKDOWN ON HIGH-VALUE DRUG TRAFFICKING; CO***NE WORTH OVER ₹10 CRORE RECOVERED.*
*GANDERBAL,*
*17TH, DECEMBER 2025*
In a decisive and proactive action against organised drug trafficking, *J&K Police at Ganderbal* has launched a focused targeting the procurement and sale of high-value narcotic substances such as *Co***ne and He**in,* thereby striking a major blow to the drug networks operating in the region.
During a series of special Naka checking operations conducted on 08-12-2025, *Ganderbal Police* apprehended 01 Drug Peddler, *Mohd Irfan Bhat, S/O Ghulam Nabi Bhat, R/O Kharbagh Wakura, Ganderbal.*
Accordingly, *FIR No. 200/2025,* under relevant sections of the NDPS Act was registered at *Police Station Ganderbal,* and further investigation was set into motion.
Considering the gravity of the offence and contacts of the accused, a special investigation team was constituted by *SSP Ganderbal Shri Khalil Ahmad Poswal-JKPS,* under the supervision of *Addl. SP Ganderbal Shri Owaise Loun-JKPS,* with a mandate to trace backward and forward linkages of suppliers involved in trafficking similar high-value narcotics. Investigating Officer of the case SI Gulzar Hussain, (I/C PP Shadipora) has put in strenuous and sustained efforts to unearth the nexus of drugs.
Pursuant to Court-obtained search warrants, coordinated searches were conducted at multiple locations including Sumbal, Shadipora, Zakura, and other suspected places of drug concealment.
As a significant outcome of sustained investigation, the police team identified and detained one more notorious drug peddler, namely *Maqsood Hussain Khan, S/O Abdul Majeed Khan, R/O Hazratbal, Srinagar, A/P Gooripora, Sanat Nagar.* During searches conducted at his rented accommodation in Gooripora, Sanat Nagar on 16/17-12-2025, Police recovered 02 packets of *Co***ne-like substance* weighing *approximately 01 kilogram,* valuing more than *Rs.10 Crore* in the international illicit drug market. Moreover, 01 vehicle, cell phones and other electronic gadgets were also seized.
In the instant case, in-depth investigation is underway to identify the actual source, supply chain, and inter-state/international linkages of this high-value narcotic substance. More arrests and recoveries are likely in the coming days.
*Ganderbal Police* reiterates its zero-tolerance policy against drug trafficking and appeals to the public to cooperate by sharing any information related to drug abuse or peddling for a drug-free society.
