Srinagar : Police on Tuesday arrested nine drug peddlers and recovered significant quantities of charas, heroin, and ganja during separate anti-narcotics operations across Anantnag, Kulgam, and Ganderbal districts.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, Police said three peddlers were apprehended in Anantnag . From Aarif Ahmad Bhat R/O Bunpora Khanabal 120 grams of charas was sseized and similarly from , Mudasir Lateef Dar R/O Davoodpora Brah 40.2 grams of charas were seized, From Faisal Gulzar R/O Bangoo Tangmarg 23 grams of charas were seized. In Kulgam, five individuals were booked: Zakir Ahmad Chichi R/O Babgam Pulwama with 8.84 grams of heroin-like substance; Mohd Shabir R/O Gujjar Basti Jammu and Manzoor Ahmad R/O Samba with 26 grams of heroin-like substance; and Yasir Gulzar Dar alongside Muzamil Majeed Ganie, both residents of Chimmer D H Pora, with 27.4 grams of charas and 377.2 grams of ganja-like substance. In Ganderbal, Bashir Ahmad Dar R/O Bunpora Tulmulla was arrested following a magistrate-led house search that yielded ganja powder under FIR No. 30/2026 at Police Station Kheerbawani.
