Srinagar: Police on Monday recovered nearly four kilograms of charas (cannabis) while investigating a case in Anantnag district of south Kashmir.
A police spokesperson said the team conducted a search of the residential premises of accused Abdul Rashid Bhat at Shitipora as part of an investigation in the case registered at Srigufwara police station.
A search warrant under Section 41 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita was obtained from the court, the spokesman said.
During the search operation, the police detected a hideout allegedly being used for storage of narcotic substances, he said.
“Upon thorough search of the hideout, approximately 3.9 kilograms of charas-like substance was recovered and seized on the spot in accordance with due legal procedure,” he added.
To ensure a professional and scientific search operation, the canine squad was also pressed into service, which assisted the investigating team during the operation, the spokesman said.
All necessary legal formalities were completed on the spot and the recovered contraband has been taken into custody as evidence in the case, he added.
