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Srinagar Police Bust Narcotics Network, Arrest Eight, Seize Drugs
Police in Srinagar say they broke up a group accused of selling illegal drugs.
Eight people were arrested.
Police said they found several kinds of drugs, including heroin and codeine.
They also found a pistol, cash and gold.
Money in some bank accounts was frozen, and a house and two vehicles were attached.
Police said the drugs were brought into Kashmir from outside Jammu and Kashmir.
Two other alleged members are still missing.
Investigators are checking places in Srinagar, Chandigarh and Ambala.
The reports contain different totals for some cash and gold figures, but the detailed figures list about Rs 85.76 lakh in cash and Rs 1.05 crore in gold.
Srinagar Police said they dismantled a downtown narcotics network and arrested eight alleged members.
Police reported recovering codeine, heroin, tramadol, tapentadol, pregabalin and a pistol.
Detailed recovery figures listed about Rs 85.76 lakh in cash and gold valued at about Rs 1.05 crore.
Authorities said Rs 1.07 crore in bank accounts was frozen, while a house and two vehicles were attached.
Two alleged members are absconding as raids and investigation continue in Srinagar, Chandigarh and Ambala.
- Who
- Srinagar Police, led by SSP Sundeep Chakravarthy, arrested eight alleged members of the network; two others were named as absconding.
- What
- Police said they busted a narcotics network and recovered drugs, a pistol, cash, gold and other assets.
- Where
- The alleged network operated from downtown Srinagar; raids were also conducted in Srinagar, Chandigarh and Ambala.
- When
- The action was announced on Thursday during an investigation registered under FIR No. 135/2026.
- Why
- Police said the network brought illegal drugs from outside Jammu and Kashmir and supplied them in the region.
Key facts
- Arrests
- Eight people were arrested; two alleged members, Faizan Firdous Khanday alias Farzan Pujj and Mohd Shahvar Aleem, are absconding.
- Drug recoveries
- Approximately 3.830 kg codeine, 40 grams heroin, 414 tramadol tablets or capsules, 2,18,500 tapentadol tablets and 1,200 pregabalin capsules.
- Cash recovered
- The detailed recovery figures list approximately Rs 85,76,800 in cash.
- Gold recovered
- The detailed account lists 108 gold coins and 17 grams of MMTC-PAMP gold or jewellery, with total gold valued at approximately Rs 1,05,29,400.
- Financial and property action
- Police said Rs 1.07 crore in bank accounts was frozen, and one house and two vehicles were attached.
- Police case
- FIR No. 135/2026 was registered at Safakadal Police Station under provisions of the NDPS Act, Arms Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Reported discrepancy
- One report’s opening account cited Rs 86.76 lakh in cash and Rs 1.07 crore in gold, while the detailed figures cited Rs 85.76 lakh and Rs 1.05 crore; the reports also differ on the stated value of the gold coins.
Quotes
Sundeep Chakravarthy
SSP Srinagar who described the police investigation into the narcotics network
“It is a well-established network. There were raids in Chandigarh and Ambala by the MR Gunj Police. We are thankful to the Punjab Police. Raids are going on at pharmaceutical companies there. We will not spare anyone when it comes to drug abuse.”
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Sources
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