Police busts drug module in Anantnag, three held
Srinagar: Police busted a drug module by arresting three members of a family in Anantnag and recovered huge consignment of contraband, psychotropic substance from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that police received an information through reliable sources that a family comprising (Father, Mother and Son) identified as Mohammad Ramzan Ganai son of Ghulam Rasool Ganie, Shahzada Akhter wife of Mohammad Ramzan Ganie and Zubair Ramzan Ganai son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganie, residents of Seer Hamdan Mattan under a well-planned criminal conspiracy are continuously indulging in illegal trade of illicit alcohol as well as of cannabis charas powder.
Reliable sources also revealed that the trio has concealed huge quantity of illicit alcohol as well as illicit cannabis charas powder in specially made hideouts in their residential house, Swift Dzire Car, Baleno car and a Motor Cycle, police said.
In this regard, a case FIR No. 04/2024 under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Mattan and investigation was initiated.
Accordingly, a search team and Executive Magistrate concerned raided the spot. During search of the house, police party recovered about 9.27 Kgs of Charas powder and 867 Bottles of illicit alcohol which was seized on spot. All three accused persons were arrested. Vehicles Swift Dzire, Baleno car, KTM Motorcycle and cash amount of Rs. 13325 (believed to be proceeds of narcotics) was seized. Further investigation in the instant case is going on, the spokesman said.
