Eight arrested for running drug racket in Jammu

Eight persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug racket after a large quantity of intoxicants was seized from them in Sidhra area here.
Massom Ali Betaab, who sold talismans (taaveez) to people to help solve their day-to-day problems, was using this stream as a guise to supply drugs to his customers, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, police accompanied by Naib Tehsildar of Jammu raided Massom's residence in Sidhra area yesterday.
During the raid, police seized 78 neurogesic injections, 42 lori injections, 68 diazepam injections, 56 bottles of corex and 30 nitrogen drug, they said.
Massom, his sons Mohammed Alam, Mohammed Abbas and Munir Hussain, and four others -- Naseeb Ali, Zulfikar Ali, Saudagar Ali and Anush Sharma -- were arrested from the spot.

All accused were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, police said, adding that further investigations are on to determine the source of the drugs.
Meanwhile, policemen were stopped at the house and attacked by some persons during the raid.
A separate case has been registered in this regard, according to police.