Police intensifies anti-drug drive in Anantnag, 6 drug abusers booked
Four drug peddlers arrested from various areas
Srinagar: Police in Anantnag registered six separate cases in a single day after six individuals tested positive for drug consumption, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
He said that acting on specific inputs and during routine checks, police teams across the district apprehended the individuals under suspicious circumstances. They were subjected to medical examination using Rapid Drug Detection Kits. The test reports of all six individuals returned positive for drug consumption.
Accordingly, six separate FIRs have been registered under Section 8/27 of the NDPS Act at respective police stations. Further investigation into each case is underway, he added.
Meanwhile, police arrested four drug peddlers in Anantnag, Baramulla and Ganderbal and recovered contraband substances from their possession, the spokesman added.
In Anantnag, a police party from Achabal, while conducting naka checking near Achabal Garden, intercepted two suspicious individuals identified as Faisal Ahmad Mir, son of Manzoor Ahmad Mir, resident of Jogigund Achabal, and Mukhtar Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Rasool Mir, resident of Shelipora Achabal.
During their search, the police recovered approximately 734 grams of charas powder-like substance and 5 grams of charas tikki-like substance from their possession. The accused were immediately taken into custody and the contraband was seized in accordance with legal procedures. In this connection, FIR No. 54/2026 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Achabal, and investigation into the matter is underway.
In Baramulla, police apprehended a drug peddler during routine naka checking at Kutta Morh, Pattan. A police party was conducting vehicle checking when a Tata Nexon bearing registration No. JK02DS-6738, coming from Baramulla towards Srinagar, was signalled to stop. During checking, the driver identified as Harrison son of Xaviour resident of Jogi Gate, Gujjar Nagar, Jammu, was subjected to personal search. During the search, 14 grams of a brown sugar-like substance concealed in a polythene bag was recovered from his possession. Besides, cash amounting to ₹15,000 was also seized. The accused was arrested on the spot and a case under FIR No. 128/2026 under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act has been registered. Further investigation has been taken up to ascertain the source and intended destination of the contraband, the spokesman added.
In Ganderbal, a surprise naka was established by Police at Krishnar-Waliwar Road. During naka checking, a suspicious individual carrying a white polythene bag was observed approaching from Waliwar towards Krishnar. On noticing the police party, he attempted to flee from the spot but was swiftly apprehended by the alert naka party. During the search of the bag, a charas-like substance weighing approximately 2 Kg 172 grams was recovered from his possession. The accused has been identified as Nazir Ahmad Khan son of Ghulam Rasool Khan resident of Chunt Waliwar. In this regard, FIR No. 21/2026 under relevant sections of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Lar and investigation has been taken up to ascertain the source and intended destination of the recovered contraband, the spokesman said.
