5 Drug Peddlers arrested, Contraband substances also recovered: Police

Srinagar : Police on Saturday arrested 5 drug peddlers in Kulgam & Budgam districts respectively and recovered contraband/psychotropic substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that in Kulgam, a police party headed by SHO PS Yaripora at a checkpoint established at Kanjikulla Crossing intercepted a vehicle (load carried auto) bearing registration No. JK03-5815 driven by Sameer Ahmad Sheikh S/o Farooq Ahmad Sheikh R/o Bangdar, Anantnag and during search, Police recovered 1.3kgs of Ganja like contraband substance from his possession.
Police in its statement also said that in a similar action in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, a police party of police station Budgam at a checkpoint established at Nasrullapora intercepted a vehicle (Maruti-800) bearing registration No. JK01R-2679 with 3 persons onboard, adding therein that during search 5.79 grams of Heroin like substance and 16 tablets of SpasmoProxyvon were recovered from their possession who were later identified as Reyaz Ahmad Rather S/o Mohd Shafi Rather, Khurshid Ahmad Dar @Shola S/o Mohd Akbar Dar residents of Nasrullapora and Umar Farooq Baba Spo Farooq Ahamd Baba R/o Hyderpora.
Police in its statement further added that similarly, a police party of outpost Hardupanzoo during routine patrolling near Checkmarg intercepted a person identified as Nisar Ahmad Bhat S/o Ali Mohd Bhat R/o Saratpora Budgam and during search, 106 grams of charas like substance was recovered from his possession.
Police also said that besides, all the accused persons have been arrested and shifted to respective police stations where they remain in custody and the vehicles used in the commission of crime have also been seized.
Stating that the police has accordingly registered the cases under relevant sections of law in respective police stations and further initiated the investigation into the case.
In the concluding para of the above quoted statement police appealed people to cooperate with it by coming forward with any information regarding drug peddling in their neighbourhood and therefore, warned people found indulging in drug peddling and other anti –social activities to act tough against them.