Budgam, 26 April : Continuing its intensified drive against the drug menace under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, Budgam Police conducted a series of coordinated operations across the district, resulting in the destruction of illicit poppy cultivation and registration of five cases under the NDPS Act.
Acting on specific inputs, a police team from Police Station Charar-i-Sharief carried out an operation at Alamdar Colony Phase-II, Charar-i-Sharief, where illicit poppy plants were found cultivated in an orchard belonging to Mohd Amin Baba Akhoon S/o Gh. Mohd Baba Akhoon. The crop was destroyed on the spot, and FIR No. 30/2026 under Section 8/18 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Charar-i-Sharief.
In another operation, police teams from Police Station Khansahib destroyed illegal poppy cultivation at Khasipora and Dooru. Accordingly, FIR No. 71/2026 has been registered against Mushtaq Ahmad Mir S/o Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Mir R/o Khasipora, and FIR No. 75/2026 has been registered against Ghulam Qadir Bhat S/o Mohammad Kamal Bhat R/o Kalshipora.
In a separate action, a police team from Police Station Budgam destroyed illicit poppy cultivation at Ichgam. In this connection, FIR No. 99/2026 under Section 8/18 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Budgam.
Similarly, a police party from Police Station Chadoora destroyed illicit poppy cultivation in the orchards of Ghulam Ahmad Rather S/o Late Abdul Kareem Rather R/o Wagam. Accordingly, FIR No. 48/2026 under Section 8/18 NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Chadoora.
All legal formalities, including seizure, sampling, and preparation of destruction memos, were carried out on the spot in the presence of Revenue/Excise officials and the Executive Magistrate.
Budgam Police reiterates its firm commitment to eliminating the drug menace and urges the general public to abstain from any form of illicit cultivation. Citizens are advised to voluntarily remove such crops, failing which strict legal action shall be taken in accordance with law.
