Srinagar : Police in its recent action against drug dealings in South Kashmir have arrested six drug peddlers in a series of actions and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances.
A police statement issued on Monday said “ In Kulgam, officers from PS Devsar while patrolling apprehended two drug peddlers and recovered 18Kgs of poppy straw from their possession”, adding that “ the detained drug peddlers have been identified as Haziq Rather resident of Sopat and Jatinder Singh resident of Khurad Gurdaspora. Both the accused have been arrested and shifted to police station. In this regard, Case FIR No. 08/2021 under relevant sections of law stands registered in PS Devsar and investigation is in progress”.
Disclosing that in yet another similar incident the officers at a checkpoint near Nippora crossing intercepted a Santro car bearing registration No HR60P-6076 with four persons on board, the police in it’s statement further said “ during checking 40Kgs of Poppy Straw concealed in three bags were recovered from their possession, stating therein that they were identified as Ravipal and Sukhwinder Kumar both residents of Chogawan Jalandar, Gurvinder Singh resident of Godawali Jalandar and Reshpal Singh resident of Kud Patnitop”.
In the concluding para of it’s statement police said “all the four accused persons have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody. Vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized. In this regard, a case vide FIR No. 37/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in PS Qazigund and further investigation is in progress”.
Police in it’s statement also said that on receiving an information that a person namely Younis Ahmad Wani son of Gh Hussan Wani resident of Bhatpora Naina has stored a huge quantity of cannabis powder in his cow shed a police party headed by SDPO Litter Furqan Qadri and SHO PS Litter raided the said cow shed/house and recovered 30Kgs of cannabis concealed in 06 bags. Police statement however said that the accused person is at large and efforts are on to effect his arrest.
“ A case FIR No. 05/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Litter and investigation into the matter has been initiated”, reads the police statement.
Police in it’s above referred statement appealed peopler to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood but warned that people found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law, stating therein that actions against drug peddlers are taken to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace as reiterated in police community meetings.
