Jammu, June 24 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said an interstate drug kingpin was arrested from Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
Dhani Ram, a resident of Salooni village of Chamba, was wanted in connection with a case registered under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Chenani police station in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police spokesperson said.
He said a police party from Udhampur successfully arrested Ram, who, based on technical, financial and oral evidence, was found involved in drug trafficking for more than 10 years.
"As a result of his continued criminal behaviour, Section 111 of the BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) has been invoked, which is a first in an NDPS ...