A suspected drug peddler was detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said.
The detainee, identified as Harpal Singh alias Balochi, is a resident of Kathua district.
“He was lodged in Central Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu, after execution of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) warrant,” they said.
According to police, Singh is a habitual offender allegedly involved in drug trafficking and other criminal activities in the district. He was booked in four cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act between 2003 and 2025.
Five cases have been registered against him in various police stations in the district.
They said a dossier was prepared against the accused and submitted to the divisional commissioner, Jammu, seeking his detention under the PIT-NDPS Act, following which the warrant was issued and executed.
