SRINAGAR: Four alleged drug peddlers have been arrested with over 20 kg of contraband in separate cases in the Kashmir Valley, police said on Wednesday.
The arrests were made during naka checking operations in Anantnag, Shopian and Baramulla, a police spokesperson said.
In Anantnag, a police party from the Pahalgam police station intercepted a person, Tawfeeq Ahmad Rather, at Yanner. During a search, 13.30 kg of Bhung Bhosa (crushed stems and stalks of cannabis plant) was recovered from his possession, the spokesperson said.
He said a police party from the Aishmuqam police station intercepted a suspicious person at a checkpoint at the Hapatnar-Nagbal crossing. During a search, approximately 6 grams of charas was recovered from his possession.
“In Shopian, during naka checking at Padha Behak Shalidar Keller, a police party from Keller police station apprehended a suspicious person. During the search, 742 grams of cannabis powder-like substance was recovered from his possession,” he said.
The accused has been identified as Mudasir Ahmad Katari, he added.
In Baramulla, police apprehended a drug peddler, Sajid Ahmad Mir, and recovered 7.69 kg of cannabis powder-like substance from his possession during naka checking at Janwani Pora, Pattan, the spokesperson said.
