Srinagar: Police on Sunday arrested four alleged drug peddlers in Anantnag and Baramulla districts.
“J&K Police continued its crackdown against drug trafficking with successful anti-narcotics operations in Anantnag and Sopore, leading to the arrest of four drug peddlers and the recovery of contraband substances,” a police spokesperson said.
In Anantnag, a police party from Bijbehara Police Station apprehended Zahid Ali Dar during routine checking.
“During the search, police recovered 113 grams of charas sticks from his possession,” the spokesperson said.
He said in Sopore, police apprehended three drug peddlers during patrolling on the Model Town Brath Link Road in Bus Stand Police Post.
Police recovered psychotropic substances from their possession.
The contraband was seized in accordance with due legal procedure, the spokesman said.
He said the arrested men are Arsalan Nabi Zargar, Waseem Nabi Wani and Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh.
Police have registered cases.
