Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested three drug peddlers in Kulgam, Ganderbal and Baramulla and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Thursday.
He said that police received a specific information regarding presence of contraband substance in a residential house of Mohammad Yousuf Rather son of Ali Mohammad Rather resident of Kanjikullah, Yaripora.
Subsequently, officers raided the specific spot and recovered 52 Kgs of Poppy Straw in presence of Executive Magistrate Yaripora. The accused drug peddler has been arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody, the spokesman said.
Meanwhile in Ganderbal, Police received an information through reliable sources that a notorious drug peddler identified as Tayib Feroze Bhat son of Feroze Ahmad Bhat resident of Qasba Lar has hoarded psychotropic substance in his residential house with an intention to sell them to the local youth.
A special Police team was constituted which acted swiftly and raided the spot. During search, 09 bottles of Codeine Phosphate and 120 banned tablets (Etizolam) were recovered from his residential house in presence of Lumberdar and Sarpanch of the concerned area. He has been arrested and shifted to police station. It is pertinent to mention that Ganderbal Police has arrested three notorious drug Peddlers in three consecutive days, the spokesman added.
Similarly in Baramulla, a police party at a checkpoint established at Carriapa Park Baramulla intercepted a person. He was identified as Aamir Bashir Ganie son of Bashir Ahmad Ganie resident of Ushkara Baramulla. During checking, 48 capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon Plus and 300 tablets of Alprozolam was recovered from his possession. He has been arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Accordingly, case under relevant sections of law have been registered at respective police stations & investigations have been initiated, the spokesman said.
