4 drug peddlers arrested in Handwara, Contraband substances also recovered : Police

Handwara: Police on Saturday said that it has arrested four drug peddlers in Handwara and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued on Saturday Police said that a party of Police Station Qalamabad at a checkpoint established at Shartgund Bala intercepted two persons roaming in suspicious conditions, Stating therein further that 110grams of Charas like substance were recovered from their possession following which they were identified as Tariq Ahmad Mir son of Ab Kabir resident of Haril and Shareef Din Pandith son of Gh Rasool resident of Bunpora Langate. Police in it’s statement further said that the above named accused have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Stating that in another similar action a police party of Police Station Handwara at a checkpoint established near ITI Handwara arrested two drug peddlers identified as Shafkat Shahnaz Kaboo S/O Shahnaz Ahmad Kaboo resident of Ganipora and Farooq Ahmad Dar S/O Mohd Sultan resident of Lachipora, Police in it’s above referred statement said that during searches 350 grams of Charas like substance and cash amount of ₹2800 /- was recovered from the possession of the above named drug peddlers who have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody. Police in it’s statement further more said that cases under relevant sections of law have been registered in respective police stations and further investigation initiated.
In the concluding para of it’s above quoted 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 as per law, Stating therein further more that consistent actions against drug peddlers are taken to show that efforts are on to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace.