Srinagar, Dec 30: District Police Baramulla Saturday destroyed a huge quantity of seized contraband substances, worth crores, in the presence of a Magistrate in Lassipora Pulwama.
“Today, District Level Drug Disposal Committee Baramulla under the chairmanship of SSP Baramulla Sh Amod Ashok Nagpure-IPS destroyed a huge quantity of seized drugs and psychotropic substances under section 52A of NDPS Act”, said a police spokesperson in a statement.
“The seized contraband substances of 27 cases of Police Station Uri, Boniyar, Pattan, Kreeri, Kunzer & Tangmarg were destroyed. The seized substances include 6.303 Kgs of Heroin, 63.413 Kgs of Poppy Straw, 207 gms of Ganja, 652 gms of Cannabis, 600 gms of Cannabis Powder, 3.950 Kgs of Bang Bosa, 953 gms of Charas, 1.120 Kgs of Charas Powder & 127 gms of Fukki worth crores were destroyed at Kashmir Health Care System, IGC Lassipora in presence of constituted committee headed by DySP DAR DPL Baramulla, DySP ANTF Kashmir, DySP CID CI Pulwama, Executive Magistrate Kunzer, Reader to SSP Baramulla, Field Inspector of Pollution Control board, IC Godown and other Police officers of the district”, the spokesperson said.
“It is pertinent to mention here that in July 2023 Baramulla Police also undertook the destruction of seized contraband substances in 32 cases of various Police Stations of the district. The destroyed contraband substance includes 6.376 gms of Charas, 32.900 kgs of Poppy Straw, 14.289 kgs of Heroin & 18 gms of Brown Sugar worth crores.”
“The people of the area met with the officers during the exercise and thanked them for their hard work, professionalism, and commitment towards making the society drug-free”, the spokesperson said further.
