SRINAGAR: Pulwama Police on Monday continued its anti-narcotics drive, arresting one person and recovering poppy straw during a naka checking operation in the Newa area of the district.
Pulwama Police said it achieved another success during naka checking at Newa. During the operation, a police party from Police Post Newa apprehended one individual identified as Hilal Ahmad Wani, son of Abdul Khaliq Wani, a resident of Ghat Tokna. Upon search, 1.150 kilograms of poppy straw was recovered from his possession.
Accordingly, a case under Sections 8 and 15 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Pulwama, and further investigation has been taken up.
Pulwama Police said it continues its sustained drive against drug trafficking and appealed to the public to actively cooperate and share information to help safeguard the youth and society from the menace of drugs. (KNC)
