Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two interstate drug suppliers and established their backward linkages in connection with a narcotics case in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Kathua district, taking the total recovery of heroin-like substance in the case to 515 grams, officials said.<\/p>\n
A recovery of 435 grams of heroin-like substance had earlier been made in the case registered at Police Station Billawar, they said.<\/p>\n
During further investigation, a police team launched a covert operation to identify and apprehend persons involved in the backward linkages of the drug supply network, they said.<\/p>\n
The searches operation was carried out at various locations in Kathua and adjoining areas as well as in Punjab, with the assistance of technical inputs and human intelligence, officials said.<\/p>\n
During the operation, police apprehended Abinash Kumar, a resident of Kathua, and recovered 53 grams of heroin-like substance from his possession, they said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
During questioning, Kumar disclosed the involvement of another accused, identified as Jagmohan Singh from Amritsar.<\/p>\n
The police team subsequently apprehended Singh and recovered 27 grams of heroin-like substance from his possession, officials said.<\/p>\n
Both accused have been arrested as part of the backward-linkage investigation in case of narcotics smuggling, they added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
With the latest recoveries of 80 grams, the total quantity of heroin-like substance seized in the case has now reached 515 grams, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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