Srinagar :, Police on Monday said that it has arrested a drug peddler in Awnatipora district and also recovered contraband substance from his possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party of Police Station Pampore headed by SHO Police Station Pampore at a checkpoint established at Khankah Bagh Pampore, arrested a drug peddler identified as Bilal Ahmad Bhat S/o Mohammad Ramzan Bhat R/o Khankahbagh Pampore and recovered 5.3 Kgs of Fukki from his possession, adding therein that the said accused has been shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Stating that the police has accordingly registered a case vide FIR No. 103/2023 under relevant sections of law at Police Station Pampore and initiated further investigation into the case, Police n the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement appealed people to come forward with any information regarding drug peddling in their neighbourhood but warned that people found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt under law.
