Srinagar : Police on Friday said that it has arrested three drug peddlers in Budgam & Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that police Post Mochwa received information from reliable sources that a person Saqlain Mushtaq S/o Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat R/o Batpora Chadoora has concealed contraband substance at his residential house. Later, following the information, search warrant was obtained from Court. Subsequently, a police team of Police Post Mochwa raided the house and conducted the search in presence of concerned Executive Magistrate and during search, 545 grams of charas like substance, 230 grams of grinded charas like substance and 33.10 Kg of semi grinded cannabis leaves were recovered from the said location. Besides, the accused was arrested and case under relevant sections of law has been registered and investigation has been initiated.
Police in its statement said that in Handwara, during naka checking at Baghatpora Crossing, a police team from Police Station Handwara intercepted a suspicious individual identified as Ashiq Ahmad Shah S/o Mohd Subhan Shah R/o Kachwari Handwara carrying a bag and during search, 8.93 grams of heroin-like substance recovered from his possession.
Moreover in another operation at Badkote Handwara, a police team intercepted a person identified as Bilal Ahmad Najar S/o Gh Nabi Najar R/o Badrehar Handwara and during search, 63 grams of charas-like substance was recovered from his possession.
Stating that the police has accordingly registered the cases under relevant sections of law in Police Station Handwara and the investigations are underway to trace further links in the drug trade.
In the concluding para of the above quoted statement police said that police appealed people to remain vigilant and report drug peddling activities to the nearest police station, ensuring collective action against the menace of drug addiction and trafficking.
