Srinagar: Police have arrested three drug peddlers in Shopian and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police handout unformed Monday.
It said police raided the residential house of Bashir Ahmad Sofi, son of Ghulam Hassan Sofi at Bonbazar Hergam Shopian and arrested him along with his colleague Parvaiz Ahmad Peer, son of Ghulam Din Peer, resident of Tujar Sopore, after 381 grams of heroin was recovered from their possession.
At Batapora Wachi link road, 1.8 kgs of cannabis was recovered from the possession of Umer Ahmad Bhat, son of Mohammad Ismail Bhat of Marhama Sangam, who was arrested on the spot.
Cases under relevant sections of law have been registered at respective police stations for further investigation, police said.
