SRINAGAR, April 29 -- As part of its ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking and its commitment to safeguard the community from the scourge of narcotic abuse, Police in Kupwara detained Zakir Hussain Ghakahd, son of Abdullah Ghakahd resident of Karnah, under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS), involved in cross-border drug smuggling. The detention was ordered by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, under Order No. DIVCOM-"K"/73/2025 dated 26-04-2025.

Zakir Hussain has been found actively involved in cross-border drug smuggling and was procuring narcotics from various sources, including from across the border, and distributing them through a network of local drug peddlers, primari...