Srinagar: Police in Anantnag have booked a “notorious” drug peddler under the provisions of the PIT-NDPS Act.
The accused, Nisar Ahmad Gagroo of Soaf Shali, Kokernag, was found to be involved in multiple cases registered under the NDPS Act and had been persistently engaged in illicit drug trafficking activities, posing a serious threat to society, particularly the youth, a police spokesperson said.
He said acting on the dossier prepared by the police and after obtaining the necessary approval from the competent authority, the accused was booked under the PIT-NDPS Act. He is presently lodged in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu, where the detention warrant was executed, police said.
