Awantipora: Police in its recent action against drug dealings in Awantipora, booked a notorious drug peddler under Public Safety Act.
A police statement issued on Wednesday said “Officers in Awantipora had earlier seized huge quantity of contraband substance from the possession of a notorious drug peddler identified as Waseem Ahmad Trag resident of Tral of which a case vide FIR No. 201/2020 stands registered at Police Station Awantipora”.
Stating that a case was duly processed and the arrested drug peddler was detained under Public Safety Act after obtaining sanctions from the concerned authorities, police in it’s statement said “the said drug peddler is involved in many drug related cases”.
Police in it’s statement also appealed people to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood but warned that people indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law, stating therein that
“actions against drug peddlers should reassure the people that actions are taken to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace”.