Srinagar : Police on Wednesday 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 of Police Post Palhallan headed by InCharge Police Post Palhallan at a checkpoint established at Palhallan-Yadipora Crossing intercepted a suspect Irfan Ahmad Dhobi S/o Bashir Ahmad R/o Shah Mohalla Palhallan and during search recovered 115 grams of Charas like substance from the possession of the said accused who was arrested and shifted to Police Station Pattan where he remains in custody.
Stating that a case under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Pattan besides initiating further investigation, Police in the concluding para of its above quoted statement appealed people to cooperate with it in curbing the menace of drugs from the society, reiterating therein its commitment to act tough against the criminals as per law.