3 drug peddlers arrested, contraband substances also recovered: Police

Srinagar : Police on Friday said that it has arrested three drug peddlers in Kulgam and Handwara police districts and also recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that in Kulgam, a police party led by Incharge Police Post Frisal at a checkpoint established near Tengbal Crossing intercepted a vehicle (Tata Indigo Manza Car) bearing registration No. PB08BT-5230 with two persons on board and during search recovered 10 Kgs of Poppy Straw like contraband substance filled in two nylon Sacs from the said vehicle.
Stating that the said accused persons were identified as Surjit Singh S/o Dula Singh R/o Raipur Gujjra Bitlan Jalandhar Punjab and Abid Ahmad Ganie S/o Abdul Aziz Ganie R/o Frisal who were accordingly arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody and the vehicle used in commission of crime has also been seized, Police in it’s statement further said that in a similar action in Handwara, a police party led by SHO Police Station Qalamabad under the supervision of SDPO Handwara at a checkpoint established at Qalamabad market intercepted a suspicious person who tried to flee but was apprehended tactfully and during search, 200 grams of charas like substance concealed within maize covers was recovered from his possession.
Police in it’s statement furthermore said that the said accused person was identified as Nadeem Ahmed Mir, S/o Gh Rasool Mir R/o Chanjmola Zachaldara Handwara and thereafter formally arrested and shifted to Police Station Qalamabad where he remains in custody, adding therein that cases under relevant sections of law at respective police stations were and further investigation too was initiated. 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