Srinagar: Police have arrested five drug peddlers in Sopore and Kulgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
According to a police spokesperson, in Sopore, one Mehraj-ud-Din Mir, son of Abdul Khaliq Mir of Chijhama Rafiabad, was arrested along with contraband substances during a checkpoint at Lalad near Bridge.
In another operation at Takyibal, another person identified as Bilal Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar resident of Chankhan Sopore was apprehended with poppy straw-like substance.
In Kulgam district at a checkpoint established at Arreh, police intercepted a vehicle (JK18D-3833) with two persons on board. During the search, 8.1 Kgs of poppy straw-like substance was recovered from their possession. They have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Kumar, son of Bashir Ahmad Kumar, resident of Awhatoo Kulgam, and Ghulam Rasool Malla, son of Mohammad Ismail Malla of Khudwani, who were subsequently arrested and vehicle seized.
Acting on a specific information regarding the presence of contraband substance in the house of Murad Ahmad Behroo, son of Ghulam Mohammad Behroo of Matalham, a police team raided the place and recovered 800 grams of poppy straw-like substance. Subsequently, the house owner was arrested.
Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered and investigation has been initiated.
