SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested six alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag and Awantipora districts and recovered heroin, charas, brown sugar and other contraband substances from their possession, officials said on Friday.
In Awantipora, police arrested a person identified as Arafat Ahmad Ahanger, a resident of Rathsuna, Tral, during naka checking at Pinglish. Around 55 grams of a charas-like substance was recovered from his possession. A case (FIR No. 124/2026) has been registered at Police Station Tral under relevant sections of the NDPS Act.
In Anantnag, police at Srigufwara arrested Shabir Ahmad Deedad, a resident of Lehandajan, Pahalgam, and recovered 1.570 kg of charas powder from his possession. FIR No. 109/2026 under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act has been registered in this connection.
In another operation, police at Mattan arrested two persons, Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat and Sabgatullah Ganie, both residents of Ganipora, Mattan, and recovered 30.4 grams of brown sugar from their possession. FIR No. 125/2026 has been registered.
Meanwhile, police arrested Fardin Ahmad Khan alias Sameer Khan, a resident of Qazi Mohalla, Anantnag, during naka checking at Malakhnag and recovered 13 grams of heroin from his possession.
In a separate operation, Police Post Sangam apprehended Owais Hassan Allaie, a resident of Niana, GB Khalil, and recovered seven grams of charas from his possession.
Cases have been registered in the respective police stations and further investigations are underway, police said. — (KIMS)