Srinagar : Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested three drug peddlers in Ganderbal &Awantipora and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued on Tuesday police said that officers from Police Station Kheerbawani during routine checking at Shafa-Kadal intercepted one person in a suspicious condition and upon checking recovered 1Kg of Charas Powder, 50 grms of Charas like substance and cash amount of ₹19,000/- believed to be the proceeds of narcotic crime from his possession.
Stating that the accused has been identified as Nisar Ahmad Rather son of Wali Mohammad Rather resident of Gangerhama who was arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody, police in it’s statement further said that in another action in Awantipora, a police party of Police Station Tral during routine checking at GunaKocha Tral intercepted a vehicle bearing chassis number MA3JMT81SMM603458 with two persons on board identified as Owais Ashraf Trag son of Mohammad Ashraf Trag resident of Tral and Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh son of Ab Aziz Sheikh Resident of Machama Tral . Police in it’s statement also said that 1050 Spasmoproxyvon capsules were recovered from the possession of the accused who were arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody, stating therein further that the vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized.
Police in its statement further said that cases under relevant sections of law have been registered at respective Police Stations and further investigation have 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.
