Jammu: Majority of the drugs being pumped into Jammu and Kashmir are coming from Pakistan to finance terror activities, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said here Wednesda. He informed that the police were working to block the supply chain to rid the region of the drug menace.
Dilbag Singh informed that the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir had increased manifold compared to the previous years, which was evident from the seizure of a huge quantity of narcotic substances and arrest of drug peddlers.
“It is a big conspiracy of Pakistan as a majority of the drugs is coming from there… investigation into some cases indicates that the money generated from drugs smuggling is being utilised to finance militancy,” the DGP told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
Dilbag Singh, who released a pamphlet to educate youngsters against the use of drugs, said the police were working tirelessly to wipe out the growing threat.
“So far, 340 people (drug peddlers) have been arrested against a total of 350 last year, while the (drug) licences of eight shops were cancelled and 12 more persons were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA),” Dilbag said.
“The police is working to block the supply chain, whether it comes from Kashmir or the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch and elsewhere. There are some cases where the drugs were supplied from Kashmir and the investigating team was successful in identifying the route and the supposed destination, whether in Punjab or Delhi, leading to a huge recovery of narcotics,” the senior officer said.
The state police chief also requested the parents to give adequate time to their children to ensure that they did not fall into bad company.
“Listen to and understand your children, who need your guidance and time, instead of remaining busy with your mobile phones and chatting. You need to keep a close watch on the activities of your children before it takes the shape of a disease,” Dilbag pointed out.
PTI
