Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that it has arrested two drug peddlers in Kulgam and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party led by SHO Police Station Kulgam at a checkpoint established at Adapora Crossing intercepted a vehicle (Santro Car) bearing registration No. JK13C-4261 with two persons on board and during search, 10.9Kgs of Poppy Straw like substance, 1 digital weighing machine and cash amount of Rs 13,500/- (pertains to the proceeds of narcotic substances) were recovered from the said vehicle. Stating the duo has been identified as Bashir Ahmad Khar S/o Ghulam Mohammad Khar R/o Qaimoh and Umer Rashid Makroo S/o Abdul Rashid Makroo R/o Rahpora, Qaimoh who were immediately arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody, Police in it’s statement said that the vehicle used in commission of crime have also been seized,adding therein that a case vide FIR No. 150/2023 under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Kulgam and subsequently investigation was also launched into the case.
In the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement police 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 as per law.
