Srinagar: Police have booked two “notorious” drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act in Anantnag and Kulgam after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authorities.
A police spokesperson said in Anantnag, one Ishfaq Ahmad Mir, son of Showkat Ahmad Mir of Sirhama Srigufwara was found actively involved in drug peddling, posing a significant threat to public health and safety. After a thorough investigation and collection of substantial evidence, necessary approvals were obtained from the competent authority for his detention under the PIT NDPS Act. The accused has been lodged at Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu.
In Kulgam, the one Ghulam Nabi Wagay, son of Ghulam Ahmad Wagay of Gundipora, Qazigund has been booked under PIT-NDPS Act and subsequently lodged in District Jail Udhampur, police said.
Wagay, police said is a habitual offender, involved in Case FIR No. 02/2023 & 27/2023 of Police Station Kund. Despite having been bound down under preventive measures repeatedly, Wagay persisted with his involvement in illegal drug trafficking, posing a grave threat to the society, especially the youth.
