Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that it has arrested four drug smugglers in Baramulla and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party led by SHO Police Station Pattan under the supervision of SDPO Pattan Mohd Nawaz during naka checking at Nehalpora Checksari Pattan intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended tactfully and during search, 14Kgs of Poppy Straw was recovered from his possession, adding therein that the accused has been identified as Sartaj Ahmad Mir S/o Gh Rasool Mir R/o Nehalpora Checksari who was immediately arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Police in it’s statement also said that in a similar action Police under the supervision of DySP Hqrs Baramulla Altaf Ahmad assisted by SHO Police Station Baramulla arrested two drug smugglers identified as Aijaz Ahmad Gojree S/o Abdul Rehman R/o Jalal Sahib Baramulla and Shahid Manzoor Dar S/o Manzoor Ahmad R/o Mir Sahib Baramulla during naka checking at Ushkara Crossing who tried to flee but were apprehended tactfully, adding therein that during search, 20 grams of Brown Sugar like substance was recovered from their possession and the accused were later shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Stating that a police party under the supervision of SDPO Pattan Mohd Nawaz assisted by IC PP Mirgund also arrested a drug smuggler identified as Shabir Ahmad Wani S/o Jalal-ud-din Wani @Hubba R/o Singhpora Pattan during naka checking at Jheel Bridge Singhpora Pattan and during search, 168 capsules of SpasmoProxyvon Plus was recovered from his possession. Police in it’s statement further said that the said accused was immediately arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody, adding therein that police accordingly registered cases under relevant sections of law at respective Police Stations and also launched investigations.
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 be dealt as per law.
