Jammu, Jan. 7 -- A notorious drug peddler was booked under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Kathua while two others were arrested along with heroin in Samba district on Tuesday, police said.
Mohammad Sadiq alias Siku, a resident of Galak village of Ramkot, is a habitual drug peddler named in three FIRs registered at police station Billawar between 2023 and 2025 and was detained under PIT-NDPS Act, a police spokesperson said.
"The accused is a repeated offender and had created a sense of fear among the public by his illegal activities. His detention under PIT-NDPS will send a strong message to other drug peddlers and anti-social elements," he said.
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