Police books notorious drug peddler under PIT NDPS Act
Srinagar: Police in Shopian booked a notorious and habitual drug peddler identified as Mohammad Shafi Sheikh resident of Gadapora Shopian, under the provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, 1988, a police spokesman said Thursday.
He said that the detention order was issued by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, following a comprehensive dossier submitted by Shopian Police. The dossier detailed the individual’s sustained involvement in the illicit drug trade. The accused is a repeat offender, named in multiple FIRs related to narcotics and has been lodged in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu.
This preventive detention was necessitated due to the grave threat posed by the individual’s activities to public health, peace, and the wellbeing of vulnerable youth, the spokesman added.
