Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested three drug peddlers in Awantipora and Baramulla and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Ladermar Awantipora intercepted a suspicious person. During search, 09 Kgs of grinded Poppy Straw was recovered from his possession. He has been identified as Parminder Singh son of Sukhdev Singh resident of Pratap Nagar Amritsar Punjab. He has been arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Meanwhile in Baramulla, a Police party at a checkpoint established at Zangam Pattan, arrested two drug peddlers identified as Hilal Ahmad Sofi @Sheera son of Ghulam Nabi Sofi resident of Bazar Mohalla Pattan and Mohammad Saleem Sheikh @Maas son of Abdul Rashid Sheikh resident of Malik Mohalla Pattan. During search, officers were able to recover 10 syrups of Codeine Phosphate & 315 tablets of SpasmoProxyvon Plus from their possession. They have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered in respective police stations and investigations have been initiated, the spokesman added.
