Police arrests drug peddler in Budgam
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler in Budgam and recovered psychotropic substance from his possession. Besides, recovered contraband substance from a minor during checking at a checkpoint in Kupwara, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
He said that in Budgam, a police party at a checkpoint established at village Badran apprehended a suspicious person carrying a nylon bag.
During search, 30 codeine phosphate bottles were recovered from his possession. The accused was identified as Irfan Ahmed Lone alias Raja son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone resident of Budran Magam and was subsequently arrested on the spot.
During further investigation, police conducted additional raids resulting in the recovery of 35 more bottles of codeine phosphate bottles. In this regard a case FIR No. 120/2024 under section 8/21 NDPS Act, 121(1) BNS has been registered in Police Station Magam and investigation has been initiated, the spokesman added.
He said that in Kupwara, during a checkpoint established by a police party at Geerhachi recovered ten (10 grams) of a heroin-like substance from the possession of a 16-year-old boy (Name withheld). The minor was subsequently sent to Juvenile home Harwan, Srinagar. In this regard, a case FIR No. 203/24 under Section 8/21 of the NDPS Act has been registered in Police Station Kupwara. The investigation is currently underway to trace the source and any potential connections involved in the case, he added.
