SRINAGAR, November 10: Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested three alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Kulgam and Anantnag districts and recovered contraband substances from their possession, officials said on Tuesday.
In Kulgam, police apprehended two persons during a naka checking operation at Khudwani Bypass, near Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST). The accused were identified as Murtaza Ashraf, a resident of Chansar, Kulgam, and Mohammad Amir Kuttay, a resident of Badi Jalan, DH Pora.
Police said 747 grams of a cannabis-like substance, including flowering tops, were recovered from their possession.
In a separate operation in Anantnag, a police party conducting naka checking at Semthan apprehended Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, son of Mohammad Yousuf Rather, a resident of Semthan. During his search, 15 grams of charas were recovered, police said.
Cases under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act have been registered at the respective police stations, and further investigations are underway to establish the source of the contraband and trace its forward linkages.
Police urged the public to cooperate in efforts to curb drug trafficking.
