# J&K Govt Employee Arrested for Framing Ex-Lover’s Husband in Drug Case 2026-08-10T05:46:17+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet J&K police arrested Tariq Ahmad Sofi, 51, a wildlife department employee, for allegedly sending drugs via courier to his ex-lover's newlywed husband. The parcel from Kanpur contained 4 kg of a powder that tested positive for cocaine, four packets of pure charas, and psychotropic tablets. The husband, a poultry farm owner, told police he expected poultry feed and knew nothing of the drugs. Police say the woman's phone records led them to Sofi, who arranged the consignment through a friend, Areeb. Investigators are probing if the woman was involved and how the drugs were sourced, possibly back from the Valley to Kanpur to be recouriered. Areeb's phone records show he called the husband from Saudi Arabia, and police are scanning his links. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: courier, drug crackdown, Jammu and Kashmir, Kanpur, NDPS Act, Public Safety Act Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/drug-probe-after-jk-man-sends-courier-to-ex-lovers-husband/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/drug-probe-after-jk-man-sends-courier-to-ex-lovers-husband/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.