Srinagar: Police on Sunday arrested an alleged drug peddler following recovery of 1.6 kg of heroin from his possession in Munawarabad area of Srinagar city.
“A team from Police Station Khanyar, during routine checking at Munawarabad near the sewage treatment plant, apprehended a suspicious individual. Upon conducting a search, two packets of heroin weighing approximately 1.6 kg were recovered from his bag,” a police spokesman said.
The spokesman said during the course of investigation, the accused disclosed his identity as Fayaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hussain Dar, resident of Ichgam, Budgam.
“A case under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Khanyar. The accused has been arrested and further investigation is in progress to ascertain the source and network involved in the trafficking of narcotics,” he added.
Police also arrested a drug peddler in Mouchwa area of Budgam.
Umar Farooq, son of Farooq Ahmad Khan, resident of Shalbugh, Kralpora, was arrested at Kralpora, after a semi-grinded charas-like substance weighing approximately 5.726 kilograms was recovered from his possession.
A case has been registered under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act for further investigation.
