Police official serving in SDRF arrested along with heroin worth Rs 25 lakhs | KNO

Kashmir News Observer (KNO)

Kupwara, June 10 (KNO) : Police on Monday claimed to have arrested a police official serving in SDRF along with heroin worth Rs 25 lakhs in this north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Talking to reporters, Senior Superintendent of Pol.ice (SSP) SSP Kupwara Ram Ambarkar said that acting on specific inputs, a Naka was laid at Lalpora and stopped a vehicle. Searches of the vehicle led to recovery of 950 grams of heroin. He identified the arrested person as Amjad Ali Khan, son of Musa Ali Khan of Diver Anderbug, who is serving in SDRF and is posted at Srinagar. Ambarkar added that market value of the seized quantity of heroin in international market is almost Rs 25 Lakhs. He assured that the case will be taken to logical conclusion. He also appealed the people across district Kupwara to cooperate with police and inform police on time if any such practice is being carried in any area so that there is prompt action against all those involved in narcotic practice.(KNO)