Srinagar/Jammu: Police have arrested six drug peddlers in Anantnag, Pulwama, Awantipora and Budgam, and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In Anantnag, a police spokesperson said that two individuals — Mudasir Ahmad Bhat from Astanpora Veeri, and Mohammad Younis Sofi from Guree Kanderpora were arrested at Dara Shikoh Park Crossing, Bijbehara after 2.071 kg of cannabis was recovered from their possession.
During checking at Arwani Under-bridge near Fruit Mandi, Jablipora, police apprehended a other drug peddler identified as Sajad Ahmad Wagay, a resident of Guree Kanderpora, the spokesperson said.
During the search, 1.041 kgs of cannabis was recovered from his possession.
At Tengpona Road near Women’s Degree College in Pulwama, 771 grams of ‘chora/ganja-like’ (marijuana) substance was recovered from the possession of Mohammad Arif Malik of Malikpora Pulwama, who was subsequently arrested.
At Khrew in Awantipora, one Shahid Bashir of Seer Colony Khrew, was arrested after 1.115 kgs of cannabis powder-like substance was recovered from his possession.
During routine checking at village Harran in Budgam, police arrested a local resident Younis Nazir Ganiee after a heroin-like substance was recovered from his possession.
Six alleged drug peddlers were arrested in Udhampur and Samba districts of Jammu province as well, police said.
Mahandeep Singh, Suresh Kumar and Vikram Kumar were separately intercepted by police checking parties at Manwal Chowk in Majalta, Circular road near Devika and Gole Mela, leading to recovery of heroin from their possession, a police spokesperson said.
While 10.27 grams of heroin was recovered from Singh, 1.54 grams from Suresh Kumar and 5.74 grams from Vikram Kumar, the spokesperson said.
He said two more drug peddlers — Ram Puri and Dhananjay Partap — were arrested along with over 7 gram of heroin each from Ramnagar and Teli Bari in Kud area on Monday.
In Samba district, the spokesperson said police intercepted a motorcycle driven by Farman Ali near Bhargava college in the town on Monday and recovered 9.70 grams of heroin from him.
All the arrested accused were separately booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases and further investigations are on, he said.
