Police arrests five drug peddlers from various areas
Srinagar: Police arrested five drug peddlers from various areas of south Kashmir and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday.
He said that a police party during routine patrolling at Chandhara Nambal, intercepted three suspicious persons. During their personal search, police party recovered 8 kilograms and 925 grams of charas powder from their possession.
The accused persons have been identified as Raiees Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh and Prince Ahmad Mir son of Ali Mohammad Mir both residents of Chandhara, Manzoor Khan son of Farooq Khan resident of Drangbal Pampore. They have been arrested and a case FIR No. 118/2025 under relevant sections of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Pampore, and investigation has been initiated, he added.
Meanwhile, police arrested two drug peddlers in Pulwama and Shopian and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In Pulwama, a police party at a checkpoint established at Okhoo Kakapora, intercepted a suspicious person identified as Abdul Majeed Wani, son of Ghulam Ahmad Wani, a resident of Nihama. During search, 2.765 kilograms of bang boosa like substance was recovered from his possession. He has been arrested and a case vide FIR No. 71/2025 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Kakapora and investigation has been initiated, the spokesman added.
In Shopian, a police party at a checkpoint established at Maldera Zainapora, intercepted a vehicle (Wagnor) bearing registration number JK18-6181 driven by Umar Maqbool Parra resident of Humhona Nagbal Zainapora.
During the search, search of the vehicle charas like substance weighing approximately 1.326 kgs were recovered from the vehicle. He has been arrested and a case vide FIR No. 108/2025 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Zainapora and investigation has been initiated. The vehicle used in the crime was also seized, the spokesman added.
