Srinagar: Police on Wednesday arrested a “notorious” drug peddler and recovered cocaine worth over Rs 10 crore from his rented house in the Gooripora area here, officials said.
The arrest was made during the investigation of a case registered in Ganderbal district, and the accused has been identified as Maqsood Hussain Khan, they said.
“During searches conducted at his rented accommodation on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, police recovered two packets of Cocaine-like substance, weighing approximately one kilogram, valued at more than Rs 10 crore in the international illicit drug market,” a police spokesman said.
A vehicle, several mobile phones and other electronic gadgets were also seized from the house, he added.
