Jammu: Two alleged drug smugglers were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Sunday. A police office gave this information.

Kishtwar Senior Superintendent of Police Abdul Qayyum said that Mumin Kamal and Ajaz Ahmed were identified as kingpins supplying drugs to the youth in Kishtwar city and their detention under PSA is part of the multi-pronged strategy to tackle the drug menace. Was part of.

"Both are notorious drug smugglers and have been named in several drug smuggling cases, making their custody under PSA necessary to curb their activities and save the youth from drug addiction," the SSP said.

After receiving the PSA order, he said two special teams were formed to arrest the ''most wanted'' drug smugglers, who were later lodged in Kishtwar district jail.

Qayyum said the police were working on a comprehensive strategy to deal with alcohol abuse, which included organizing awareness programs across the district and taking strict legal action against drug smugglers.