Drug racket busted, 2 held in Anantnag

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"The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Srinagar Zone, has successfully busted a narcotics smuggling racket operating in South Kashmir with the arrest of two key accused, including a former militant," the department said in a statement.

The bureau had conducted an operation in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on July 8 and July 9. "The operation led to the seizure of about 28 kilograms of poppy straw and the arrest of the two accused persons -- Shabir Ahmad and Mohammad Amin," it said.

About 11 kilograms more of poppy straw was recovered from the premises of Shabir Ahmad.

Investigation has revealed that Shabir Ahmad had been a member of the banned outfit Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and was arrested in 1996 for terror activities. He was released in 2004.