3 drug peddlers arrested in Kulgam, Contraband substance recovered: Police

Srinagar: Police on Friday said that it has arrested three drug peddlers in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued on Friday police said that acting on specific information regarding drug dealings at (Dhaba) in Nippora, Qazigund, a police party from PS Qazigund rushed to the spot and during checking, recovered 60 Kg of Poppy Straw from the possession of Kuldeep Kumar son of Prakash Nath resident of Kud, Ramban after which he was arrested and shifted to Police station where he remains in custody.
Police in it’s statement also said that one notorious drug peddler identified as Aasif Amin Thoker (Owner Dhaba) son of Mohd Amin Thoker resident of Waghama Bijebhara after noticing Police party managed to flee from the spot and efforts are on to effect his arrest,
Stating that police in yet another similar incident acted on specific input regarding drug dealings and at a checkpoint established near flyover crossing Qaimoh intercepted a suspected vehicle (truck) bearing Registration No. PB35Q-2555 with two persons on board identified as Somnath son of Gyan Chand and Parlad son of Amar Singh both residents of Makheriya Hoshiarpur, Punjab, police in the above referred statement further said on checking, officers recovered 92Kgs of Poppy Straw filled in Apple boxes from the possession of both the above named accused who after their arrest have been shifted to Police Station where they remain in custody and the vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized.
Police in the above quoted statement also said that cases under relevant sections of law stands registered in respective police stations and investigation have been initiated. Police in the concluding para of the above referred 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 consistent actions against drug peddlers are taken to reassure people that efforts are on to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace.