6 drug peddlers held across Kashmir , Contraband substances also recovered: Police

Srinagar : Police on Saturday said that it has arrested six drug peddlers across Kashmir and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party of Police Post Palhallan under the supervision of SDPO Pattan, arrested a drug peddler at Ghat Palhallan who was identified as Sahil Ahmad Malik S/O Mohd Ashraf Malik R/P Singhpora Pattan and during searches 104 grams of Charas was also recovered from his possession.Police in it’s statement also said that the accused was taken into custody and shifted to Police Station where he remains in custody.
Stating that in a similar action in Kulgam also a police party of Police Post Mirbazar at a checkpoint established at Zadura, intercepted two suspected persons carrying a nylon and identified them as Shahid Mushtaq S/O Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat R/O Furrah and Zahoor Ahmad Khan S/O Sehrab Ahmad Khan R/O Delhi A/P Anantnag, Police in it’s statement further said that during checking, 4 Kgs of Grinded Cannabis and 40 grams of Charas concealed in the said nylon bag were recovered from their possession following which they were arrested and shifted to Police Station where they remain in custody.
Police in it’s above referred statement further that in yet another similar action a police party of Police Station Qazigund at a checkpoint established near Railway Station Qazigund, noticed the movement of a suspicious person who while trying to flee from the spot was apprehended by the alert police party, Stating there in further that the said accused has been identified as Bilal Ahmad Bhat S/O Mohd Abdullah Bhat R/O Checki Badwani, Qazigund and during checking, 2 grams of Brown Sugar & cash amount of Rs 3000 (proceeds of Narcotic crime) was recovered from his possession.
Police in it’s statement furthermore said that in an another action at Budgam, a police party of Police Station Budgam during patrolling near Higher Secondary School Sholipora, intercepted two persons roaming in suspicious condition who on seeing the patrolling party tried to flee from the spot but were apprehended tactfully. Stating that the said accused have been identified as Showkat Ahmed Bhat @Dada S/O Abdul Salam Bhat and Sameer Ahmed Bhat @Bille S/O Ali Mohammad Bhat, both residents of Sholipora Budgam and during search recovered 124 grams of Charas, 2 mobile phones & cash amount of Rs 10,000 (proceeds of Narcotic crime) from their possession, Police while giving further details of the arrestes saidhat during the course of investigation, one accused namely Sameer @Bille disclosed that he had concealed some more contraband substance and cash (proceeds of narcotic crime) at his residence and subsequently, police party raided the spot and recovered 116 grams of Charas, 600 grams of Poppy Straw and cash amount of Rs. 19,000 from his residence. Police said in it’s statement further more said that it has accordingly registered the cases under relevant sections of law at respective police stations and investigations too have been initiated.
In the concluding para of the above quoted statement police appealed people to come forward with any information regarding drug peddling in their neighbourhood and reiterated that people found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law.