# J&K wildlife employee sacked over drug trafficking links 2026-08-13T06:04:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Jammu and Kashmir government has dismissed Vinod Kumar Raina, a watcher in the Wildlife Protection Department, for repeated involvement in drug trafficking. The order, issued by commissioner/secretary Sheetal Nanda of the Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, took effect immediately and disqualifies Raina from any future government employment. The dismissal followed a departmental inquiry into charges after Raina was arrested on July 18, 2021, under the NDPS Act. A case was registered at Nagrota police station for possessing about 300 grams of charas. The inquiry also found that Raina had previous links to drug trafficking. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com Tags: drug trafficking, government employees, Jammu and Kashmir, NDPS Act, wildlife protection Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jk-wildlife-employee-sacked-over-drug-trafficking-links/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jk-wildlife-employee-sacked-over-drug-trafficking-links/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.