Srinagar: Five alleged drug peddlers have been arrested and a huge consignment of contraband substances seized in Kashmir on Friday, police said.
According to a police spokesperson, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police raided the residence of one Ghulam Nabi Bhat, a resident of Sehgund Saller, and seized 24,700 kg of ganja (marijuana) from there. Bhat was arrested, he said.
In the Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police arrested a drug peddler identified as Tariq Sajad Khan, a resident of Keran, Kupwara. A “substantial” amount of cannabis-like substance was seized from his possession, the spokesperson said.
In the Budgam area of central Kashmir, acting on specific input, a police party arrested two persons at a checkpoint at Hakermulla, after 7.63 grams of a heroin-like substance were seized from the duo. They were identified as Mohammad Yaseen Rather, a resident of Nasrullapora, and Muzaffar Ahmad Malik, a resident of Soibugh.
In the Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama, police raided a house at Chersoo and recovered 16 kg of ‘bung’ powder and 26 grams of cannabis. The house owner, Aqib Rashid Sheikh, was arrested, police said.
