Drug peddler arrested in Sopore, contraband substance also recovered: Police

Srinagar : Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested a drug peddler in Sopore and recovered contraband substance from his possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a Police party of Police Post Fruit Mandi during patrolling at Fruit Mandi crossing near Chakrodikhan Sopore intercepted a suspicious person identified as Ghulam Rasool Najar @Mudasir S/o Ghulam Mohi-u-din Najar R/o Mumkak Sopore and during search recovered 300 grams of Charas like substance from the possession of the said accused who was arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Stating that the police has accordingly registered a case vide FIR No. 01/2024 under relevant sections of law at Police Station Sopore and initiated investigation into the case, Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement appealed people to to cooperate with it in curbing the menace of drugs from the society and reiterated that it will act tough against the criminals as per law.