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Police arrests five drug peddlers across Kashmir

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Srinagar: Police arrested five drug peddlers in Budgam, Anantnag and Sopore and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances from them, a police spokesman said Saturday.
He said that police in Nagam Chadoora intercepted two persons riding a motorcycle bearing registration number JKO1R-1045 identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Khanday resident of Badipora and Irshad Ahmed Yatoo resident of Nagam Chadoora.
On their checking, officers were able to recover 480 capsules of banned drugs and three bottles of codeine from their possession. They have been arrested and shifted to PS Chadoora where they remain in the custody, he said.
Accordingly, case FIR number 35/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Chadoora and investigation into the matter has been initiated.
The spokesman said that a police party from Anantnag established a checkpoint near Shahi Bakery Bus stand and intercepted a person riding on a motorcycle bearing registration number JK18-0757 identified as Younis-ul-Islam Magray resident of Manghal Anantnag.
“During checking, officers were able to recover 20 bottles of Codeine phosphate from his possession. He has been arrested and shifted to Police Station where he remains in custody. Accordingly, a case FIR No. 81/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Anantnag and investigation has been initiated,” he added.
In Sopore, on specific information, officers from PP Bus Stand Sopore established a checkpoint at Kupwara Crossing and intercepted two persons identified as Tariq Ahmad Ganie resident of Bohripora and Mukhtar Ahmad Parray resident of Saidpora Sopore, the spokesman said.
During checking, officers were able to recover 19 grams of Heroin from their possession. They have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody. Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 87/2021 under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Sopore and further investigation into the matter has been initiated, he added.

 

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