Drug peddler arrested in B’la, Contraband substance also recovered: Police

Srinagar : Police on Monday said that it has arrested a drug peddler in Baramulla and also recovered contraband substance from his possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party headed by IC Police Post Delina at a checkpoint established at Khaitangan Baramulla intercepted a suspect identified as Mohd Asif Akhoon S/o Mohd Mustafa Akhoon R/o Khaitangan Baramulla who tried to flee after noticing police party but was apprehended tactfully and during search recoovered 15 grams of Brown Sugar from the possession of the said accused who was arrested and shifted to Police Station Baramulla where he remains in custody.
Stating that a case under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Baramulla besides which further investigation into the case was also initiate, Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement appealed people to cooperate with it in curbing the menace of drugs from the society and reiterated it’s commitment to act tough against the criminals as per law.