Police arrests four ‘notorious’ drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested four notorious drug peddlers in Srinagar and recovered contraband substances. Besides, cash amount of ₹1.25 lacs believed to be proceeds of narcotic crime was also recovered, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Lal Chowk intercepted two suspicious persons identified as Sajad Ahmed Beigh son of Abdul Hamid Beigh resident of Aluchibagh and Aamir Mir son of Mohammad Ashraf Mir resident of Mujgund. During checking, officers were able to recover 21.5gms of brown sugar like substance from their possession.
Meanwhile, acting on specific information, another drug peddler was arrested by a police party at a checkpoint established in Kothibagh area. He has been identified as Farooq Ahmed Shah son of Ghulam Qadir Shah resident of Rawalpora Shopian and recovered 25gms of heroin like substance from his possession.
In another such incident, a police party of Police Station KaralKhud at a checkpoint established at SRTC bridge intercepted a suspicious person identified as Ghulam Nabi Bhat son of Abdul Gani Bhat resident of Bagi Dilawar khan Shamsipora Babdem. During checking, officers were able to recover (10 bottles and 30 tablets) of banned psychotropic substances, 50 gram of charas like substance and Cash amount of ₹1,20,500 believed to be proceeds of narcotic crime from his possession.
They have been arrested and shifted to respective police stations where they remain in custody. Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered at respective police stations and further investigation has been initiated, the spokesman added.
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