Police arrest wanted peddler with huge quantity of psychotropic substances
Srinagar: Police apprehended a key drug peddler and recovered a large quantity of psychotropic substances during a targeted operation in Tarzoo area of Sopore in Baramulla district, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
He said that police received specific and credible information that Mehraj-ud-Din Sheikh, S/o Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, Resident of Ganai Mohalla Dharnambal Tarzoo, was actively involved in the illicit trade of drugs and had concealed contraband substances at his residential house.
Acting promptly on the input, FIR No. 04/2026 under Sections 8/22 of the NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Tarzoo and investigation was initiated.
During the course of investigation, search warrants were obtained from the competent Magistrate.
Subsequently, a search of the accused’s residential premises was conducted in the presence of independent witnesses. During the search, the police party recovered 162 strips containing 1,296 capsules of Spasmo-Proxyvon Plus, a prohibited psychotropic substance, the spokesman said.
The accused was arrested on the spot and the recovered contraband was seized as per legal procedure. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the drugs, forward and backward linkages, and the wider network involved. More recoveries and arrests are expected, police said.
