ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag arrested four alleged drug peddlers in four separate operations and recovered charas, brown sugar and ₹43,680 in cash from their possession, officials said on Sunday.
They said police teams from Police Station Anantnag apprehended the accused during separate operations conducted as part of an intensified crackdown against drug trafficking in the district.
In the first operation, police arrested Hassan Ali, a resident of Bhawani Gee Colony in Delhi, presently residing in Ganjiwara, Anantnag, and recovered 73 grams of charas and ₹14,650 in cash from his possession, they said.
In another operation, Mohd Bashir, a resident of Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh, presently residing in Danter, Anantnag, was apprehended with 277 grams of charas and ₹29,030 in cash, officials said.
In the third operation, police arrested Mohd Nasir Gulam, a resident of Sarai Kalikhan Nizamuddin in Delhi, presently residing in Danter, Anantnag, and recovered 3.67 grams of brown sugar from his possession.
In the fourth operation, Sahil Ahmad Dar, a resident of Addar, Bijbehara, was apprehended near Mirgund Bridge with 70 grams of charas, they said.
Police have registered four separate cases at Police Station Anantnag under relevant provisions of law, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the forward and backward linkages of the drug trade, officials added. — (KIMS)