Overview
- Pulwama Police on Jan. 7 said they recovered 4.5 kg of charas in Kulpora and arrested Parvez Ahmed Dar, registering FIR No. 04/2026 under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Litter.
- A day earlier, officers intercepted a truck at Litter and seized 263 grams of a heroin-like substance, arresting driver Ather Maqbool Ganie and filing an NDPS case under Sections 8/21 while seizing the vehicle.
- The administration has enlisted roughly 80–100 Srinagar imams to deliver anti-drug messages in Friday sermons, with plans to extend the effort through colleges, higher secondary schools, and coaching centres.
- Officials report intensified enforcement with around 1,000 NDPS cases, nearly 1,400 arrests, and properties worth over ₹70 crore attached in actions against trafficking networks.
- Heroin is identified as the most prevalent drug among users, largely in the 15–30 age group, though estimates of those affected range widely from tens of thousands to over a million.