Srinagar: Police arrested five drug peddlers in Awantipora and Anantnag and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesperson informed Monday.
He said in Awantipora, during naka checking at K. Koot Crossing, police arrested one Jabber, a resident of Mohalla Gayaspur Bisalpur Pilibhit Uttar, and recovered 67 grams of a cannabis-like substance from his possession.
At Brad Bridge in Anantnag, 274 grams of cannabis were recovered from Manzoor Ahmad Mir, of Awanpora, following which he was arrested.
At Budreshan, police intercepted a vehicle (JK03G/5052) and recovered approximately 9 grams of cannabis from it. Arif Ahmad Bhat, and Ishan Ahmad Raina, both residents of Laripora, Pahalgam, who were travelling in it were arrested.
One Mudasir Ahmad Bhat of Nunwani Thajiwara was arrested near Iron Bridge, Nunwani, after 14 grams of cannabis were recovered from his possession.
Cases under relevant sections of law have been registered in respective police stations for further investigation, police said.
