Srinagar, Dec 31, KDC: Shopian Police has reinforced its Drug Free Shopian campaign in 2025 with strong enforcement action against narcotics trafficking and its financial networks. In a resolute and uncompromising fight to safeguard society, the police registered 72 FIRs under the NDPS Act across multiple police stations in the district, arresting 84 individuals accused of involvement in drug peddling and trafficking, officials said.
As part of its strategy to neutralize habitual offenders, 10 notorious drug traffickers were booked under the stringent provisions of the PIT NDPS Act, signaling a strict zero tolerance policy against the drug trade. The police also delivered major operational success by seizing 317.532 kilograms of narcotics, including charas, cannabis, heroin, poppy straw, and other illegal substances. The drive further led to the recovery of 24,700 ml of codeine based syrups, including Wylcerex, Sufinex, and other banned formulations, along with 195 tablets of Alprazolam and related anxiolytic drugs, the statement reads.
In a major crackdown on the financial backbone of drug trafficking, four residential properties, valued at approximately ₹1 crore and acquired through proceeds of narcotics crime, were seized after completing due legal procedures. The police also carried out destruction of 716.866 kilograms of previously seized contraband and 23,700 ml of illicit drug bottles linked to 58 earlier NDPS cases at the Kashmir Health Care System, IGC Lassipora, Lassipora, Pulwama, eliminating drugs worth crores of rupees from circulation.
Simultaneously, Shopian Police showed high efficiency in addressing modern financial threats, receiving 578 cyber complaints, including 492 financial fraud cases and 86 social media related grievances, disposing of 445 complaints, and recovering or saving ₹40,50,429 for victims of digital financial crimes. In addition to narcotics control, the police also destroyed wild cannabis (bung) cultivated illegally on around 100 kanals of state land, continuing its environmental enforcement alongside narcotics control.
Officials stated that the police have urged parents, youth, and civil society to actively cooperate in the ongoing campaign, emphasizing that public information is treated with full confidentiality and remains vital for protecting future generations. Shopian Police reiterated that its campaign will continue with greater intensity, focused enforcement, and preventive measures to ensure that the district remains safe, secure, drug free, and law abiding. (KDC)
