Police arrests six drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested six drug peddlers in Budgam, Ganderbal and Sopore and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that in Budgam, a police party during Naka checking at Govt Boys Higher Secondary School Magam intercepted two suspicious persons carrying Nylon bags who tried to flee from the spot but were apprehended tactfully. During search, 11 grams of Heroin-like substance and a digital weighing machine was recovered from their possession.
They have been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Parray son of Ali Mohammad Parray resident of Hardu-Malpora Beerwah and Aamir Farooq Wani son of Farooq Ahmed Wani resident of Arath Budgam, the spokesman added.
Similarly, a Police Party at a checkpoint established at Sheikhpora Wathoora Crossing and apprehended one suspicious person carrying a nylon bag. During search, 07 sticks of charas like substance weighing about 230 grams wrapped in Corn Maize husk and 1.1Kgs of semi-grinded powder-like substance apparently charas was recovered from his possession. He has been identified as Irfan Amin Sheikh son of Mohammad Amin Sheikh resident of Dooniwari Chadoora
In Sopore, a police party during naka checking at Chek Gujri Rohama apprehended two persons. During search, 45 grams of charas like substance and 88 tablets of SpasmoProxyvon Plus from their possession. They have been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla son of Habib-u-llah Malla and Mohammad Rafiq Hajam son of Ghulam Mohammad Hajam, both residents of Rohama Rafiabad.
In Ganderbal, police received information through reliable sources that a person identified as Nazir Ahmad Khan son of Ghulam Ahmad Khan resident of Khan Mohalla Arhama has concealed contraband at his residential home located at Arhama. Upon the receipt of the information, a special Police team was constituted who along with Executive Magistrate 1st Class raided the residential house of the accused. During search, 2.9 Kgs of Bhang was recovered and the accused was arrested on the spot, the spokesman said.
All the accused have been arrested and shifted to respective police stations where they remain in custody, he added.