SRINAGAR: Police in Anantnag apprehended a “notorious” drug peddler, Rouf Ahmad Nanda of Dugpora Khanabal, who had been evading the execution of a detention warrant issued under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, as well as court-issued warrants, a police spokesperson informed Sunday.
He said the accused is involved in four NDPS cases registered in Anantnag and had been absconding to avoid legal proceedings.
Acting on specific inputs, a police team tracked and apprehended him from the Khanabal area. The PIT-NDPS detention warrant shall be executed after completion of all necessary legal formalities in accordance with law, police said.
