REASI, June 23 -- Continuing its firm crackdown on drug peddling, Police Station Katra achieved a major success by apprehending a drug smuggler and recovering narcotic substances from his possession.

Acting on reliable input, a police team from P/S Katra apprehended one person in the Nangal area. The accused has been identified as Pankaj Sharma S/o Omkar Sharma R/o Jatwal, Tehsil Ghagwal, District Samba.

During his personal search, 5.190 grams of heroin (NDPS) along with a small digital weighing scale was recovered from his possession.

In this regard, a case FIR No. 170/2025 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Katra and further investigation is underway to unearth the backward and forward linkages of the drug netwo...