Raman Suri calls for stronger border vigil to shield J&K from drug menace

JAMMU: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raman Suri today said that intensified action taken against drug smugglers and peddlers across Jammu and Kashmir, has tightening noose around them which is clearly visible as properties of those involved including their homes are being demolished and assets attached which is why they are now facing the heat of law. He said this tough and systematic crackdown is a much-needed response to a menace that has seeped deep into society and claimed countless precious lives.

Raman Suri said the aggressively expanded drives against drug smuggling, peddling, consumption, and financing networks is demoralising and demolishing the nexus. He added that many young lives have been lost and many homes devastated because of this growing menace, which is why such stringent and continuous action must continue unabated.

He emphasized that the ongoing action must not stop here, but instead evolve into an unrelenting campaign that dismantles the entire drug ecosystem. “The timely action being taken by the authorities now will nip this evil in the bud. Jammu and Kashmir must never be allowed to go the way of Punjab, where drugs destroyed countless families and pushed generations into misery,” he said.

Raman Suri said that demolition of house of a notorious drug peddler in Akhnoor on finding his repeated involvement in narcotics trafficking, attachment of property of another cross-border drug dealer in Kathua for using local couriers, demolition of residential structure of a peddler in Kupwara who was smuggling heroin sustained investigations and attachment of multiple properties under NDPS act connected to peddling networks, some operating in coordination with handlers from Pakistan-occupied regions in Rajouri and Poonch have sent string message amongst the anti-social elements that Jammu can go Punjab way.

He said these actions send a strong message that those poisoning society will no longer be spared. Raman Suri urged the Border Security Force (BSF) to further intensify surveillance along the international border, stating that smugglers have been using couriers, hidden routes, and even drones to push narcotics into J&K. He called upon BSF to ensure zero tolerance and “leave no scope whatsoever for any infiltration of drugs,” stressing that foiling each attempt is essential to safeguard society.

The BJP leader reiterated that only a unified, relentless, and multi-agency effort from border forces to local police and community cooperation can defeat the drug mafia and secure the future of Jammu and Kashmir. Raman Suri added that the ongoing momentum must continue until every link of the drug supply chain is broken and the youth of Jammu and Kashmir are protected from the grave dangers of narcotics which are eating into the society and damaging our next generation.