Srinagar : Police on Tuesday arrested a drug peddler in Sopore and also recovered contraband substance from his possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar police said that officers from Police Station Sopore under the supervision of SDPO Sopore Furqan Qadir, during patrolling at Mumkak Sopore intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee from the spot after noticing the police party but was apprehended tactfully.
Stating that the said suspect has been identified as Muhammad Asif Dar S/O Ghulam Hassan Dar R/O Mumkak Sopore, Police in it’s above referred statement further said that during search, 42grams of Brown Sugar like substance and a weighing machine was recovered from his possession, Stating therein further that a case vide FIR No. 206/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Sopore and investigation too has been initiated to ascertain the facts.
In a concluding para of the above referred statement police appealed people to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood. Police in it’s statement also reiterated that the people found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt strictly as per law and, also, reassured the people that it would take strict actions against the culprits involving in the menace.