2 drug peddlers, one bootlegger arrested in B’la, Contraband substance & illicit liquor recovered: Police

Baramulla : Police on Thursday said that it has arrested two drug peddlers in Baramulla and also recovered contraband substance from his possession besides arresting one bootlegger and recovered illicit liquior from his possession.
In a statement issued on Thursday police said that a Police party of PS Pattan at a checkpoint established at Hyderbeigh Pattan arrested a drug peddler identified as Jahangir Ahmad Shah son of Gh Mohd Shah resident of Shia Mohalla Delina Baramulla, stating therein further that officers recovered 50 bottles of Codeine Phosphate, 40 tablets of Alprasafe and 104 tablets of Spasmoproxyvon from the possession of the above named drug peddler.
Stating that in another similar action officers from PS Tangmarg at a checkpoint established at Tangmarg Market near Snow Bakery arrested a drug peddler identified as Asrar Ahmad Wani son of Bashir Ahmad Wani resident of Kechimatpora Kunzer and also recovered 105 grams of Charas from his possession.
Police in it’s above referred statement also said that in yet another similar action a Police party of PS Pattan at a checkpoint established at Hyderbeigh Pattan intercepted a suspicious person carrying a bag who on seeing the police party tried to flee from the spot but the alert police party apprehended him tactfully following which he was identified as Aijaz Ahmad War son of Late Gh Mohd War resident of Khaitangan Baramulla, Stating there in further that during checking, officers recovered 12 bottles of illicit liquor from the possession of the above named drug peddler.
Stating that all the accused persons have been arrested and shifted to respective jurisdictional police stations where they remain in custody, Police in it’s above referred statement further said that cases under relevant sections of law have been registered at respective police stations and initiated further investigation.
In the concluding para of it’s statement police said that consistent actions against drug peddlers are taken to reassure the people about the promises made to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace.