2 drug peddlers arrested in Budgam, contraband substances recovered: Police

Budgam  : Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested two drug peddlers in Budgam and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued on Tuesday police said that officers from Police Station Charar-e-Sharief during routine patrolling at Charar-e-Sharief intercepted two persons riding a Scooty bearing registration number JK04G-4996 and upon checking, officers recovered 15 grams of Heroin and 240 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon Plus from their possession.
Stating the the said persons were identified as Azim Ashiq Wani @ Kaw son of Ashiq Hussain and Khalid Hussain Sofi son of Ghulam Mohammad Mohd Sofi both residents of Iqbal Abad Charar-e-Sharief, police in it’s statement said that both the suspects were arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Police also said that the Scooty used in the commission of crime has also been seized and a case vide FIR No. 14/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Charar-e-Sharief , stating therein further that investigation of the case has been set into motion.
In the concluding para of its statement police 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 with as per law, stating therein further that consistent actions against drug peddlers are taken to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace.