SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested six alleged drug peddlers in Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag districts and recovered charas-like substances, cannabis and heroin from their possession, police said on Tuesday.
In Shopian, police arrested two persons during naka checking at Circuit House, Heerpora, and recovered 60 grams of a charas-like substance from each of them. The accused, identified as Mashooq Ahmad Hajam and Bilal Ahmad Hajam, both residents of Sedow, Heerpora, were travelling in an Alto car when they were intercepted. A case under relevant legal provisions has been registered at Police Station Heerpora.
In Kulgam, police intercepted an auto-rickshaw near Lalipora Crossing on NH-244 and recovered 860 grams of a cannabis-like substance and 12.05 grams of charas from a polythene bag inside the driver’s cabin. The driver, identified as Fazil Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Kapran, Verinag, Anantnag, was arrested. A case under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Qazigund.
In Anantnag, police arrested Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, a resident of Panzgam, Kokernag, and recovered approximately 119 grams of a charas powder-like substance from his possession during patrolling at Soaf Shali. A case under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Kokernag.
Meanwhile, police in Dooru arrested two persons, identified as Adil Ahmed Wani of Malikpora and Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh of Verinag, after recovering approximately 7 grams and 8 grams of heroin, respectively, from their possession. Cases under relevant legal provisions have been registered, and further investigation is underway.
Police said investigations in the cases are ongoing to trace the source of the contraband and establish forward and backward linkages. The public has been urged to share information about drug peddling and related activities to help curb the drug menace. — (KIMS)