2 drug peddlers arrested in Awantipora, Contraband substance recovered: Police

Srinagar: Police in Awantipora have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession.
A police statement issued on Friday said “Officers from Police Station Awantipora at a checkpoint established at Kaigam crossing intercepted a vehicle Maruti 800 bearing registration number JK05D-5197 with two persons on board identified as Irfan Rafiq Sheikh son of Mohammad Rafiq Sheikh resident of Kakarhama Old Town Baramulla and Mudasir Ahmad Bhat son f Ghulam Mohammad Bhat resident of Mir Sahab Mohalla Old Town Baramulla”. Stating that during checking, officers recovered 1.4Kgs of Charas from the possession of the accused who were arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody, police in the above referred statement said “vehicle used in the commission of crime has also been seized and a case vide FIR No. 38/2021 under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station Awantipora and further investigation has been initiated”.
In the concluding para of it’s statement police appealed people to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood but warned that people found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law, stating therein that consistent actions against drug peddlers are taken to keep the society free from the scourge of drug menace.