Jammu: Over 1,600 suspected drug peddlers were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir in 2020, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Friday, asserting that narcotics is the biggest challenge after terrorism in the union territory.
"During the year, a massive drive was initiated against drugs and drug peddlers," he said, adding that 1,132 cases were registered and 1,672 people arrested in total.
Of these, 35 drug peddlers were booked under the Public Safety Act, he said.
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"Narcotics is the biggest challenge after terrorism. It keeps alive terrorism (by financing it) and second, it destroys youth," the DGP said.