Kulgam: Police have arrested two drug peddlers in Kulgam and recovered contraband substance from their possession.
A police statement issued on Wednesday said “Officers at a checkpoint established near J&K Bank Wanpoh intercepted two suspicious persons identified as Showkat Ahmad Bhat resident of Wanpoh & Akabir Ali resident of Satra Kanwara Assam and during checking recovered 5Kgs of Charas from their possession after which they were arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody”.
Stating that a case FIR No. 49/2021 under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Qazigund and investigation has been initiated, police in the concluding para of it’s statement appealed people 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.
