Srinagar, Nov 8 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested four alleged drug peddlers in Anantnag and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered heroin and charas from their possession, officials said.
“Continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking, J&K Police arrested four drug peddlers in Anantnag and Handwara (Kupwara) and recovered contraband substances from their possession,” a police spokesperson said.
A police team from Mattan police station intercepted a motorcycle during naka checking at Gopalpora Crossing in Anantnag and recovered 14 grams of heroin from its rider and pillion, the spokesperson said.
The two men were arrested and identified as Ubaid Ahmed Khan and Yawar Sultan, he said.
A case under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Mattan police station and an investigation is underway, the spokesperson added.
In another incident, a police team from Sangam police post intercepted a vehicle travelling from Jammu towards Srinagar during naka checking at Sangam Chowk, he said.
The vehicle was being driven by Waseem Bashir Bhat, a resident of Lal Chowk in Srinagar. During a search, 6.15 grams of charas was recovered from his possession, the spokesperson said.
In Handwara, police apprehended a man during naka checking at Champora Crossing, under the jurisdiction of Vilgam police station, and recovered a charas-like substance from him.
The accused was identified as Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, the spokesperson said.
An FIR under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Vilgam police station. The accused has been arrested and further investigation is underway to ascertain the forward and backward linkages of the case, he added.
