SAMBA — February 09, 2026:-In a major breakthrough against organized crime, the Samba Police have arrested a local driver and seized approximately 1,937.80 grams of a cocaine-like substance with an estimated street value of ₹19.37 crore.
The investigation, which began as a routine counterfeit currency case, unfolded in the Bari Brahmana jurisdiction after the Branch Manager of Punjab National Bank reported the deposit of ₹9,000 in fake notes. The accused, identified as Dil Mohd, a resident of Sunjwan, Jammu, was initially booked under FIR No. 59/2026 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) after the bank flagged the counterfeit currency.
The case took a dramatic turn when a Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the SSP Samba and led by SDPO Bari Brahmana, scrutinized the suspect’s financial records. Investigators discovered unexplained balances totaling nearly ₹20.40 lakh across accounts at J&K Bank and PNB.
Given the suspect’s modest income as a professional driver, the SIT launched a deeper probe into the source of the wealth. Under sustained questioning, the accused confessed that his substantial savings were the proceeds of a long-standing drug trafficking operation, leading police to a hidden cache of narcotics.
Following the suspect’s disclosure, authorities raided the garage of the Jindal Cocoa Factory in Bari Brahmana, where the accused was employed. Two tape-wrapped cardboard packets containing the high-value contraband were recovered from a concealed location within the facility.
The seizure was conducted in the presence of a Magistrate to ensure strict legal compliance, and relevant sections of the NDPS Act have since been added to the charges. Samba Police are currently expanding their investigation to trace the wider network of this drug trafficking ring and identify potential accomplices.
