Police arrests drug peddler in Anantnag
Srinagar: Police Tuesday arrested a drug peddler in Anantnag and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances from his possession, a police spokesman said.
He said that police received a specific information through reliable sources that one person identified as Ishfaq Hussain Malik son of Mohammad Hussain Mailk resident of Arwani Bijbehara has indulged in drug peddling and has hoarded a huge quantity of narcotic substance in his residential house.
On receipt of this information, a police party alongwith Executive Magistrate raided the specific location. During search, officers were able to recover 53Kgs of Fukki and 1.2Kg of Charas Chura from a 7 feet deep pit located in the kitchen garden of the said house. He has been arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Accordingly, a case under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Bijbehara and further investigation has been initiated, the spokesman added.
