Jammu and Kashmir: 106 drug traffickers detained
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration said it has detained 106 drug traffickers under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988.
In order to curb the drug menace in Kashmir Division, the Divisional Administration of Kashmir on Saturday said that 106 detention orders had been issued till today during the current year under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1988, (PIT-NDPS), said an official press release as quoted as ANI.
According to the statement of the Divisional Commissioner’s Office, 23 detention orders under PIT-NDPS were issued in Srinagar, Budgam (10), Ganderbal (01), Anantnag (4), Kulgam (8), Pulwama (13), Shopian (4), Baramulla (15), Bandipora (4) and Kupwara (24), added the statement.
The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole had earlier directed District Administrations to take strict actions against those involved in the illicit trafficking of drugs and are repetitive offenders, the Indian news agency reported.
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