Srinagar: Police have arrested four drug peddlers including a “notorious and wanted lady” drug peddler in Baramulla and Sopore and recovered contraband, psychotropic substances from their possession, a police spokesperson informed Wednesday.
He said in Baramulla, at a checkpoint established at Sharai Tangmarg, police arrested two peddlers after 65 grams of cannabis-like contraband substance was recovered from their possession. They have been identified as Bashir Ahmad Magray, son of Sonaullah Magray of Drooru, and Javid Ahmad Ganie, son of Abdul Ahad of Shrai.
At Dewanbagh, police arrested a “notorious and wanted lady drug peddler” — Afroza Begum alias Afree, wife of Late Fayaz Ahmad Dar of Ganie Hamam Baramulla, presently residing at Hygam Sopore, police spokesperson said. He said during the search, 60 grams of contraband brown sugar-like substance was recovered from her possession.
In Sopore, at Ziyarat Shareef Berhampura, one Muhammad Nadeem Mir alias Shiaya, son of Muhammad Mubarak Mir of Behrampura Rafiabad was arrested after 12 bottles of codeine phosphate syrup were recovered from his possession.
