Srinagar: Police have arrested a drug peddler in Kulgam and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman informed Sunday.
He said at a checkpoint established at Gassipora road near Alstop, police arrested a drug peddler identified as Imtiaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hassan Dar of Gassipora, Laram. During the search, 11 Kgs of poppy straw concealed in a nylon bag was recovered from his possession.
Meanwhile two suspected drug peddlers were detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in Reasi and Jammu districts, police said.
Suraj, a resident of Serwad village of Katra, was detained on the orders of Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar for his repeated involvement in drug peddling in Reasi district, a police spokesperson said.
The accused is lodged in the Amphalla district jail in Jammu, he added.
Anil Singh alias Furtila, a resident of Hamirpur village in Khour, was also detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Singh was a notorious peddler and the warrant for his detention was issued by the Jammu divisional commissioner. He has been sent to the district jail in Jammu after all legal formalities, the police spokesman said.
