Nine drug peddlers held: Police
Srinagar: Police arrested nine drug peddlers in Kulgam and Baramulla districts and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that in Kulgam, acting on specific information, a police party at a checkpoint established at Khudwani Byepass intercepted a suspicious vehicle bearing registration number DL7CR-8749 with 02 persons onboard.
They have been identified as Yawer Ahmad Rather son of Abdul Gani Rather resident of Waghama, Bijebhara and Zeeshan Ashraf son of Mohammad Ashraf Bakshi resident of Pehro Anantnag.
During search, 50Kgs of Poppy Straw was recovered from the said vehicle. They have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody. The vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized, the spokesman added.
In Baramulla, a police party established a surprise checkpoint at Palhallan Morh Pattan. During checking, a suspicious person carrying a handbag tried to flee from the spot after noticing the police, but was tactfully apprehended by the alert police party.
During checking 200 tablets of Spasmoproxyvon and 10 bottles of codeine phosphate were recovered from the said handbag. He has been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Sofi son of Mohammad Sidiq Sofi resident of Bazar Mohalla Pattan. He has been arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody, the spokesman added.
During questioning, the arrested person revealed that he is a contractual employee of Health Department and is presently posted at Trauma Hospital Pattan as ambulance driver.
In another action, a police party during routine patrolling at Dewanbagh Baramulla arrested 02 drug peddlers. During search, 295 grams of charas was recovered from their possession. They have been identified as Irfan Ahmad Sheikh son of Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh and Sharif Ahmad Sheikh son of Abdul Rashid Sheikh, both residents of Dewanbagh Baramulla. They have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Meanwhile, a police party arrested a drug peddler during naka checking at Bela Boniyar. During search, 28 grams of charas was recovered from his possession. He has been identified as Sikwahat Khan son of Balik Hussain Khan resident of Daragutliyan Uri. He has been shifted to police station where he remains in custody, the spokesman said.
Similarly, a police party arrested a notorious drug peddler. He has been identified as Sameer Ahmad Khan son of Zahoor ullah Khan resident of Dawaran Uri. During search, 15 grams of Heroin was recovered from his possession. He has been shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered at respective police stations and investigation has been initiated, the spokesman adedd.
