Srinagar : Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested a drug peddler in Kulgam and also recovered contraband substance from his possession.
In a staement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a Police party headed by SHO Police Station Qazigund during Naka checking at Badragund intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended tactfully, adding therein that during search 4Kgs of Poppy Straw was recovered from the possession of the said accused dentified as Riyaz Ahmad Malik R/O Ladigen, Nussu who whas arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Stating that the police has accordingly registered a case under relevant section of law at Police Station Qazigund besides which investigation has been also initiated,
Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement appealed people feel free to contact nearest police establishment or dial 112 and cooperate with it in curbing the menace of drugs from the society.
