Jammu: Continuing it’s drive against drug dealings, Police have arrested 8 drug peddlers in Kulgam and recovered huge cache of contraband substance from their possession.
Police in a statement said “during the intervening night of 24/25 November, officers at a checkpoint established at Dalwach crossing Qazigund intercepted two vehicles bearing registration numbers JK17-6970 & JK02BE-6782 with eight persons on board”, adding that “they have been identified as Saqib Ali Zargar resident of Ziyarat Gali Kishtwar, Waseem Mohd Trag resident of Mili Ped Kishtwar, Abdul Mujeeb Khanday resident of Saragawadi Thakrie Kishtwar, Abdul Ahad Malik and Abdul Rashid Malik both residents of Checki Badwani & Danish Fayaz Makhoomi, Tawheed Fayaz Makhdoomi, Nazir Ahmad Dar all residents of Shoda Gali Qazigund”.
Stating that during checking officers were able to recover 39Kg of Charas in raw form and 70gms in solid form from the possession of the detained people, police in it’s statement said “ the detained persons have been shifted to Police Station Qazigund where they remain in custody. The vehicles used in the commission of crime have also been seized”.
Police in it’s statement further said that case FIR No. 307/2020 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Qazigund and investigation has been initiated
Asking pepple to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood, police in it’s statement warned that people found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law. Police in it’s statement said that consistent actions against drug peddlers should reassure the people that efforts are on to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace.
