SRINAGAR: Police have arrested 03 drug peddlers in Kulgam & Ganderbal districts and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
A police party of Police Station Qazigund at a checkpoint established at Bonigam Qazigund, intercepted 02 suspicious persons who on seeing the police party tried to flee from the spot but were apprehended tactfully. During the search, 75 grams of Charas were recovered from their possession. They have been identified as Mansoor Ali Najar son of Ali Mohmad Najar and Bilal Ahmad Wagay son of Abdul Rehman Wagay, both residents of Vessu Qazigund. They have shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Meanwhile, in Ganderbal, a police party led by SHO PS Kangan Insp. Zahoor Turk under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Shri Muzaffar Jan-JKPS at a checkpoint established at Chinner intercepted a suspicious person coming from Wussan side towards Kangan who on seeing the police party tried to flee from the spot but were apprehended tactfully by the alert police party. During checking, officers were able to recover a contraband substance from his possession. He has been identified as Farooq Ahmad Khan son of Noor Mohd Khan resident of Bela Wassan. He has been shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered in respective police stations and investigations have been initiated.
