Srinagar : Police on Wednesday said that it has arrests five drug peddlers in Srinagar, Kupwara and Anantnag districts, and also seized contraband substances from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a Police team of Srinagar Police at a checkpoint established at General Road Allochibagh Bund near Sacred Mission School, intercepted a suspect identified as Majid Shafi Najar @ Choota Chaama S/o Mohammad Shafi Najar R/o Chan Mohalla Allochibagh Srinagar who after noticing police team tried to flee but was apprehended tactfully, adding therein that during search, substantial quantity of contraband substance was recovered from the possession of the said accused.
Police in its statement further said that in a similar action in Kupwara, a Police team from Police Post Drugmulla, at a checkpoint established at FCI Bumhama intercepted two suspects identified as Aijaz Ahmad Ganie S/o Khazir Mohammad Ganie R/o Khumriyal and Hakim Din Khatana S/o Taj Din Khatana R/o Gagal Katiyawali and during search recovered 1220 grams of Charas-like substance from their possession.
Stating that in a similar action a Police team of Police Station Aishmuqam at a checkpoint established near Budreshan, intercepted two drug peddlers identified as Owais Mansoor Bhat S/o Manzoor Ahmad Bhat and Gh Mohd Bhat S/o Ab Razaq Bhat, both residents of Charakpora Hapatnard, Police in its statement further said that the cases under relevant sections of law were registered at respective police stations besides initiating further investigation.
In the concluding para of its above quoted statement Police appealed people to report any suspicious activities related to narcotics to the nearest police station.
