Srinagar: Police on Monday said that it has arrested three drug peddlers in Shopian and Kulgam and also recovered contraband substances from their possession besides freezing eight bank accounts of four drug smugglers in Bandipora.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party led by SHO Police Station Zainapora under the supervision of SDPO Zainapora at a checkpoint established at Aglar crossing intercepted a motorcycle bearing Regd. No JK13H-6023 ridden by one person identified as Zulfikar Shafi Malik S/o Mohammad Shafi Malik R/o Dalipora Pulwama, who tried to flee but was apprehended tactfully, adding therein that during search, 13 grams of Brown sugar concealed in a nylon bag was recovered from his possession, adding therein that the recovery was seized in presence of Executive Magistrate on spot and seizure memo was prepared accordingly and the motorcycle used in the commission of crime was also seized.
Police in its statement also said that in a similar act at Kulgam, a police party headed by SHO Police Station Qazigund during Naka checking at Qazigund intercepted a vehicle (Truck) bearing registration No. JK18A-7101 and during search, two nylon sacs containing 57 Kgs of Poppy Straw were recovered from the vehicle, adding therein that the driver of the vehicle identified as Nazir Ahmad Moochi S/o Sanaullah R/o Mohammad-Pora, Kulgam A/P Chawalgam Kulgam was arrested on spot and the vehicle used in commission of crime was also seized.
Stating that similarly a police party during naka checking at Nassu Badragund intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee but was apprehended tactfully and during search, 2 Kgs of poppy straw concealed in a nylon bag was recovered from his possession following which the said accused was identified as Umer Bashir Ganie S/o Bashir Ahmad Ganie R/o Nassu Badragund, Police in it’s statement furthers said that both the accused persons were arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody, adding therein that cases under relevant sections of law were registered at respective Police Stations and further investigation was also initiated.
Police in it’s statement furthermore said that police in Bandipora have frozen 8 bank accounts and also seized a vehicle from 4 notorious drug smugglers, adding therein that two bank accounts having savings of Rs 3,97,603/- has been frozen and an Auto load carrier with market value of Rs 3,18,000/- belonging to a notorious drug smuggler Irshad Ahmad Khan S/o Ab Samad Khan R/o Asham Hajin was also seized under NDPS Act after obtaining approval from competent authorities. Stating that six more saving bank accounts to the tune of Rs 176,899/- belonging to three notorious drug smugglers namely Mohmad Ayub Dar S/o Gh Ahmad Dar R/o Ganastan Sumbal, Mushtaq Ahmad Rather S/o Mohmad Kamal Rather R/o Ajas and Irshad Ahmad Wani S/o Habib-Ullah Wani R/o Hajin were freezed U/S 68F (2) of NDPS Act by the Competent Authority & Administrator, SAFEM (New Delhi), Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement said all the said savings were illegally acquired through the sale of narcotic drugs and urged people to cooperate in curbing the menace of drugs from the society.
