Jammu Tawi, June 3 -- In the first 50 days of Jammu and Kashmir's campaign against drug trafficking, 176 cases were registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and 202 accused persons were arrested or detained, police said on Tuesday.
The police's zero-tolerance policy towards narcotics, backed by intelligence gathering, enforcement measures, community participation and legal action, has yielded significant results in curbing the drug menace, Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Joginder Singh said.
Under the 'Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan', the police seized 5.533 kg of heroin, commonly known as chitta, worth Rs 16.60 crore during the period, he said.
In addition, 3.250 kg of poppy straw worth ...