Drug peddler in arrested Handwara: Police

Srinagar : Police in Handwara have arrested a notorious drug peddler and recovered contraband substances from his possession.
In a statement issued on Friday police said that a Police party of Police Station Handwara at a checkpoint established at Chotipora intercepted a vehicle (Swift) bearing registration number JK01S 7022 driven by Tanveer Ahmad Wani son of Mohd Ishaq resident of Gulgam Kupwara and during checking recovered 50 grams of Heroin from his possession following which the accused was arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
“Vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized and a case vide FIR number 363/2021 under relevant sections of law was registered at PS Handwara and investigation has been initiated”, reads the above quoted police statement, adding that “consistent actions against drug peddlers show that efforts are on to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace”.