Woman among five drug peddlers held
Two drug peddlers held in Kulgam
Srinagar: Police arrested five drug peddlers including a women drug peddler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Kralhar Baramulla intercepted a vehicle (Tata Venture) bearing registration number JK05D-3072 with five persons including a woman on board.
During search, 45 grams of Brown Sugar and 345 grams of Charas like substance was recovered from their possession. They have been identified as Sharik Ahmad Sheikh son of Abdul Rashid, Sharif Ahmad Sheikh son of Bashir Ahmad, Irfan Ahmad Sheikh son of Mushtaq Ahmad, and a woman, all residents of Dewan Bagh Baramulla and Bakir Ahmad Rather son of Abdl Qayoom Rather resident of Chandsooma Kanispora. They have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Accordingly, a case under relevant sections of law has been registered at police Station Baramulla and investigations have been initiated, the spokesman added.
Meanwhile, in Kulgam, a police party at a checkpoint established at Waripora intercepted a vehicle bearing registration No. JK01M-2080 driven by one person identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Handroo son of Abdul Aziz Handroo resident of Boat colony Anantnag.
During search, officers were able to recover 3Kgs of Poppy Straw like substance from the said vehicle. He has been arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody. Vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized. During preliminary investigation, it came to fore that the said person is involved in the drug peddling and is promoting illegal menace and luring the youth of the area towards drug addiction, the spokesman added.
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