Srinagar: Police in Srinagar have arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession.Police said in a statement:
A police statement issued on Tuesday said that officers at a checkpoint established at Malkha Chowk Nowhatta signalled a suspicious person to stop who tried to escape from the spot but was tactfully nabbed by the officers at the checkpoint. “ The detained person has been identified as Ghulam Nabi Sheikh resident of Tujgari Mohalla Nowhatta, Srinagar and during checking, officers were able to recover 155gms of Charas concealed in a polythene bag and Indian currency ?9800/- from his possession”, the statement reads. The detained person, according to the statement, has been shifted to Police Station Nowhatta where he remains in custody.
Furthermore the police in it’s statement also said that a case FIR number 57/2020 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Nowhatta and investigation has been initiated.
“Police also asked people to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood and warned that people found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law”, the statement reads, adding that “consistent actions against drug peddlers should reassure the people that efforts are on to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace”.
