Srinagar: Police in Budgam have booked four “notorious” drug-peddlers under Public Safety Act (PSA) after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority, official said Friday.
These drug-peddlers were identified as Jahangeer Ahmad Magloo alias Jai Khandeel, son of Abdul Rasheed Magloo; and Mohmmad Arif Magloo, son of Ghulam Mohammad Magloo, both residents of Putlibagh Budgam; Mehraj Ahmed Wani alias Mehra, son of Mohammad Amin Wani, resident of Awanpora Chadoora, and Miasar Ahmed Mir, son of Late Ghulam Hassan, Mir resident of Dalwan Charar-e-Sharief.
Police said these drug-peddlers were involved in six NDPS cases registered in various police stations of the district and were promoting drug abuse trade by supplying drugs to local youth of Budgam. Despite their involvement in many FIRs, these drug-peddlers did not mend their activities, police said.
Their cases were processed and sanctions were obtained from the competent authority against the arrested drug-peddlers for detention under Public Safety Act (PSA), following which they have been lodged in District Jail Rajouri, police said.
