Srinagar : Police on Friday said that it has arrested four drug peddlers in Sopore, Budgam and Handwara and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that in Sopore, a police party headed by Incharge Police Post Warpora under the supervision of SDPO Sopore Sarfaraz Bashir and SHO Police Station Sopore, at a checkpoint established at Dangerpora, apprehended two suspects identified as Farooq Ahmad Dar S/o Ghulam Mohammad Dar and Hilal Ahmad Ganie S/o Fayaz Ahmad Ganie, both residents of Dangerpora Sopore, adding therein that during search, 140 grams of contraband charas like substance was recovered from the possession of the said accused who were subsequently arrested.
Police in its statement further said that in a similar action in Handwara also a police party of police station Qalamabad headed by SHO Police Station Qalamabad at a checkpoint established at Audoora Near bridge intercepted a suspect identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Beigh S/o Habibullah Beigh R/o Jahama Qalamabad and during his personal search recovered 26 grams of contraband Charas-like substances from the possession of the said accused who was arrested and shifted to police station Qalamabad for further investigation.
Stating that in Budgam also, a police party of Police Post Narbal during patrolling near village Kawoosa at Gupan Gali area intercepted a suspect identitied as Ghulam Mohiuddin Sheikh S/o late Abdul Jabbar Sheikh R/o Jawaharpora Narbal Magam while carrying a polyethene bag, Police in its statement further said that during search, semi-grinded Charas like substance weighing about 2.997 kilograms was recovered from the said bag following which the said accused was arrested on the spot for further course of action as per law and during questioning he revealed his involvement in the commission of crime. Police in its statement also said that cases under relevant sections of law were registered at respective police stations besides initiating further investigations.
In the concluding para of its above quoted statement Police 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.
