2 drug smugglers arrested in Bla, contraband substances also recovered:Police

Srinagar: Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested two drug smugglers in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party under the supervision of DySP Hqrs Baramulla Altaf Ahmad Khan, assisted by SHO PS Baramulla arrested drug smugglers at a checkpoint established at Khanpora Bridge Baramulla and during search recovered 20 grams of brown sugar like contraband substance from their possession. Stating that the said accused have been identified as Pardeep Singh S/o Balkaar Singh R/o Kanlibagh Baramulla & Simranjeet Singh S/o Parminder Singh R/o Singhpora Baramulla who were accordingly shifted to police station where they remain in custody, Police in it’s statement also said
that a case was also registered under relevant sections of law at Police Station Baramulla and initiated further investigation into the case.
In the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement police appealed people to come forward with any information regarding drug peddling in their neighbourhood but warned that people found indulging in drug peddling will strictly be dealt with as per law. Police on this occasion also said that it has been making every effort to keep society free from the scourge of drug menace.