Srinagar: Police arrested five drug peddlers in separate incidents and recovered contraband substances from their possession in Kashmir valley.
Police on Wednesday said that a police party of Nowhatta in downtown Srinagar, during routine checking at Ganj Baksh Park, apprehended two drug peddlers identified as Khalid Ahmad a resident of Rashan Ghat, Soura, and Basit Ahmad Dar of Usmaniya Colony, Wantpora, Eidgah.
During their search, a substantial quantity of contraband psychotropic substances was recovered from their possession.
In this connection, case FIR No. 59/2024 under relevant sections of NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Nowhatta, and investigation initiated.
In a similar act police arrested three drug peddlers in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district in different areas of the district and recovered contraband/psychotropic substances from their possession.
Police said during checking at Papachan bridge it has apprehended one drug peddler and recovered 47 Bottles of Codeine Phosphate from his possession.
The accused has been identified as Irshad Ahmad Wani, a resident of Hajin.
Similarly in another incident a police checking party at Shokbaba Sumlar arrested another drug peddler with 40 Grams of Charas like substance was recovered, He has been identified as Abul Rashid Sheikh of Arin.In
At Check Chandergeer during frisking one vehicle was stopped for checking and during search 98 bottles of Codeine Phosphate were recovered.
The driver of the car disclosed his identity as Mohmad Aqib Wani of Hajin was arrested and the vehicle used for the commissioning of crime has also been seized.
Cases against the persons were registered in respective police under NDPS Act, police added.
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