Sopore: Police in Sopore have booked two “habitual” drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS Act).
The offenders have been identified as Umar Farooq Sheikh, son of Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Seeloo Sopore, currently lodged in Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu; and Abdul Hamid Mir, son of Abdul Rashid Mir, resident of Janwara Sopore, presently lodged in District Jail Poonch.
Both accused are “repeat offenders” with multiple NDPS cases against them. Despite previous arrests and preventive measures, they continued their involvement in drug trafficking.
Police said that in the last four days alone, six repeat offenders have been booked under PIT NDPS while six others were arrested in three separate FIRs under the NDPS Act with recovery of contraband.
