Police arrests seven drug peddlers in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla arrested seven drug peddlers including a lady drug peddler in various actions and recovered contraband substances and cash from their possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Sheeri Market arrested three (03) drug peddlers identified as Zubair Ahmad Pandith son of Mohammad Hayat Pandith resident of Gantamulla Payeen, Waheed Bashir Lone son of Bashir Ahmad Lone and Mushtaq Ahmad Lone son of Ali Mohammad Lone, both residents of Fatehgarh Sheeri. During search, 63 grams of Brown Sugar was recovered from their possession. They have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
In another similar action, a police party at a checkpoint established at Boniyar intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK05L-3829 with four (04) persons on board. They have been identified as Ikhlaq Mir son of Ahmad Mir, Kabir Ahmad Awan son of Muzaffar Ahmad, both residents of Daragutliyan, Abdul Qayoom Khan son of Sarfaraz Ahmad resident of Bela Salamabad and Muneeba Younis daughter of Mohammad Younis Sudan resident of Uranbowa, he said.
During search, 60 grams of Heroin and cash amount of ₹50,000/-(proceeds of narcotic crime) was recovered from their possession. They have been arrested and the vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized.
Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered in respective police stations and investigations have been initiated, he added.
