Srinagar: Police on Monday said that it has arrested three notorious drug peddlers and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued here on Monday Police said that officers from Police Station Budgam at a checkpoint established at Dafpora Nasrullapora intercepted a vehicle (Eco Van) bearing registration no: JK04E-9755 with 3 persons onboard identified as Jahangir Ahmad Mugloo@Jan Kandeel son of Abdul Rashid Mugloo resident of Putlibagh, Firdous Ahmad Dar son of Habibullah Dar resident of Nasrullapora and Manzoor Ahmad Dar@Jakass son of Farooq Ahmad Dar resident of Nasrullapora Budgam and recovered from them 2.80 grams of Heroin, 5Kgs of codeine based syrup in a plastic container, 02 bottles of codeine and 471 Alprazolam tablets from the said vehicle.
Stating that the above named accused have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody, police in it’s statement further said that vehicle used in the commission of crime was also seized and a case vide FIR No. 276/2021 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Budgam and further investigation are underway.
