Srinagar: Police in Ganderbal oon Friday said that it has arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession.
In a statement issued here on Friday Police said that on a tip-off, a police party led by SHO PS Kangan under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Yasir Qadri established a checkpoint at Kachnambal, Chattergul Kangan and upon checking a suspicious person tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended tactfully by the alert police party.
Stating that during personal checking 250gms of Charas was recovered from the possession of the accused identified as Sharaf Din Chechi son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Chechi resident of Chattergul Bala and shifted to police station where he remains in custody, police in it’s statement further said that, a case vide FIR No. 94/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in PS Kangan and further investigation has been taken up.