Punjab & Distt Rajouri police recovers Rs 29.5 lakh from drug peddler’s house. Sikander r/o Rajouri distt was arrested in Punjab last month.

SHYAM SOOD
RAJOURI SEPTEMBER 04 :–In a major success against narcotics smuggling district Rajouri police and Punjab police in a joint search operation have recovered Rs 29.5 lakh from the house of a noted drug peddler in Sariya village in Rajouri district.
Village Sariya is situated a few hundred meters ahead of Fence under the jurisdiction of Nowshera police station and the drug peddler has been identified as Sikander.
Sources said Sikander was arrested by the Punjab police reportedly along with a consignment of the drugs in the month of August and was booked under various sections of the NDPS Act (FIR 164/2021) at Kathu Nangal police station.
As village Sariya is very close to LoC, Sikander might have easy access to drug peddlers/ anti-national elements across the LoC.
As the investigation was going on in Punjab, the Punjab police was in constant touch with senior police officers at Rajouri.
“Today Sikander’s house was searched jointly by the Rajouri and Punjab police and cash worth Rs 29.5 Lakh was recovered from the house which was handed over to the Punjab police for further investigation,” said Amit Verma,Additional SP Nowshera.