Anantnag Police Seize Codeine Phosphate Consignment in Bijbehara

Anantnag, 07 April 2024

Acting on specific information, a team comprising Anantnag Police, Executive Magistrate and officer from the District Drug Controller Anantnag recovered & seized 60 Codeine Phosphate bottles from VRL Logistics (Courier Company) situated at Halmullah. The consignment was ordered by an individual namely Riyaz Ahmad R/O Hassanpora Bagh Frisal Kulgam under the banner of a local Chemist License Pharma House.

The Drugs were promptly seized on the spot. Notably, the license of Pharma House was cancelled and seized in February 2024 during a joint raid by Bijbehara Police and the Drug Control Department Anantnag, following reports of the chemist engaging in the sale of banned narcotic drugs. A separate case was registered against the owner which is under investigation.

In 2024, a total of 14 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act have been registered in Bijbehara thus far. Action, including license cancellation, closure of chemist shops, and seizure of illegal medicines, has been initiated against 6 chemists and wholesale dealers in the area. During the investigation of these cases, Police have uncovered a critical drug trafficking route within the Union Territory, revealing an intricate network involving manufacturers from outside the Union Territory, local medicine distributors/Chemists and Drug peddlers.

Anantnag Police are reassuring the Community members that we are making continuous efforts to keep our society free from the scourge of Drug Menace .