Drug peddler in B’la; Contraband substances also recovered: Police

Srinagar : Police on Thursday said that it has arrested a drug peddler in Baramulla and also recovered contraband substances from his possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party headed by SHO Police Station Uri at a checkpoint established at Laghama Uri intercepted a suspect identified as Manzoor Ahmad Janjua S/o Akbar Din Janjua R/o Machikrund and during search, 36 grams of Charas like substance from was recovered from the possession of the said accused who was arrested and shifted to police station Uri where he remains in custody.
Stating that a case under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station Uri besides which further investigation into the case was also initiated, Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement appealed people to cooperate with it in curbing the menace of drugs from the society and reiterated it’s commitment to act tough against the criminals as per law.