Jammu, Nov. 13 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police in an ongoing investigation against organised criminal networks, through a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has unearthed and substantially dismantled an inter-state narcotics and illegal arms syndicate in Samba district having operational linkages in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

As per the official spokesman, on Aug 22, a police party during routine checking at AIIMS Naka Vijaypur, intercepted a car travelling from Samba towards Vijaypur. During checking, the driver was identified as Sourab Baloria of Vijaypur, Samba and during search, police recovered approx 9.08 gms of heroin-like substance from his possession along with one pistol.

Accordingly, a case under relevant sections w...