Baramulla Police recovers Cocaine worth crores

Srinagar August 02, 2013: Baramulla police recovered cocaine approx. worth 10 crore from a truck that had returned from Pakistan Administered Kashmir.
According to district police authorities, on a specific input Baramulla police intercepted a truck bearing registration No. JK02F-0127 driven by one Abdul Ahad Ganie of Mawar Handwara, this afternoon.
The truck had gone to PAK on Thursday with a load of Bananas from fruit Mandi Srinagar which were delivered to one Faizan Traders PAK. During the search of the truck on its return near Sheeri 09 Packets (approx.10Kgs) of contraband cocaine was recovered from the truck. The consignment of the contraband was concealed in a tyre on the overhead toolbox.
On being questioned the driver and conductor of the truck admitted that they had brought the illegal drugs from PAK which were to be delivered to some conduit in Srinagar. A case FIR No. 47/2013 has been registered in Police Station Sheeri and investigation taken up.
The estimated market value of the substance is Rs.10 Crore. approx. in the international market. Further investigation is going on.