Police arrests four drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police achieved a significant success by apprehending four drug peddlers in Baramulla and Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday.
He said that a police party during naka checking operation conducted at Babareshi Crossing intercepted a Scooty bearing registration number JK15C-1139. During search, 17 grams of Charas like substance was recovered from his possession. Th accused identified as Shahid Ahmad Lone son of Nazir Ahmad Lone resident of Bathipora Naidkhai, Sumbal.
Similarly, a police party of Police Station Baramulla intercepted two suspicious individuals at Jani Chowk, Khawajabagh. Upon search, 487.5 grams of opium pods were recovered from their possession. The accused have been identified as Amandeep Singh, son of Amarjeet Singh resident of Khawajabagh, Baramulla, and Muzain Tanveer son of Tanveer Ahmad Hajam, resident of Khawajabagh, Baramulla, the spokesman added.
In Handwara, police apprehended a drug peddler during naka operation at Waskoora Handwara. During the subsequent personal search, officers recovered Spasmo-Proxyvon Plus contraband substance from his possession, exposing his involvement in illegal narcotics trafficking. The accused has been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat resident of Kralgund Handwara, the spokesman added.
All the accused were arrested and shifted to respective police stations where they remain in custody. Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered at respective police stations and investigation has been set into motion to unearth further links in the narcotics network, he said.
Meanwhile, continuing its sustained efforts against narcotics and illegal cultivation of contraband substances, police in Anantnag destroyed illegally cultivated cannabis crop in the Bijbehara area and registered a case under the NDPS Act.
Acting on credible information, a police team from Police Post Sangam received inputs that one Gulzar Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Nabi Mir resident of Batpora Marhama had illegally cultivated cannabis plants on his privately owned land situated at Nai Basti, Marhama. Acting promptly on the information, a police party, accompanied by the Executive Magistrate, Numberdar, Chowkidar, and independent civil witnesses, proceeded to the spot for verification.
During the inspection, cannabis plants were found illegally cultivated on the said land. The crop was subsequently destroyed on the spot in accordance with legal procedures and in the presence of the concerned officials and witnesses. In this connection, FIR No. 143/2026 under Section 8/20(a) of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Bijbehara, and further investigation has been taken up, the spokesman added.
