Four drug peddlers booked under PSA
Srinagar: Police on Friday booked four drug peddlers under Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district.
A senior police officer said that the accused identified as Reyaz Ahmad Badan (24) son of Abdul Qayoom, Mudasir Ahmad Piswal, Tanveer Ahmad Raina and Zameer Ahmad Raina (28) son of Mohammad Israel, all residents of Amrohie Karnah were booked under the PSA and lodged in different jails.
While two of them- Reyaz and Zameer were arrested in January 30 this year along with 19 kg contraband worth over Rs 70 crore- Mudasir and Tanveer were arrested last month, the officer said.
After the arrest of Reyaz and Zameer, police had filed an FIR in PS Kralpora against the duo whose arrest was termed by police a great success.
“The catch will be helpful in protecting the gullible youth from Pakistan-based designs, which lure them into drug smuggling and its consumption,” police had said.
The officer said that all the four persons were booked under the stringent law of J&K Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act 1988 by the orders of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir.
While Reyaz and Tanveer were shifted to district jail Anantnag, Mudasir and Zameer have been lodged at district jail Baramulla.
On June 7, authorities had booked four drug peddlers namely Abdul Majeed Munshi (43) of Munshi Mohalla Gulgam, Ghulam Rasool War (36) of Gonipora, Hyhama, Mohammad Hussain Lone (35) of Mirnag Hyhama and Shabir Ahmad Mir (29) of Dardpora, Kralpora under the PSA.
