J&K Police Intensify Crackdown, Arrest Seven in Multi-District Drug Raids

Overview

• The police intensified operations on Sunday, June 7, 2026, and arrested seven alleged drug peddlers across Anantnag, Sopore/Baramulla, Udhampur and Samba districts.
• Officers recovered 113 grams of charas in Bijbehara and psychotropic substances in Sopore during routine checks and patrols, according to J&K Police statements.
• Separate searches and a checkpoint interception in Udhampur and Samba yielded a total of 13.3 grams of heroin taken from three suspects named in police reports.
• All heroin-related cases have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and police say investigations are ongoing.
• The seizures are small in weight but spread across multiple districts, which police say reflects targeted enforcement tactics such as routine checks, patrols and checkpoint stops and could disrupt local supply routes and prompt more visible policing in the affected communities.