Six drug peddlers held in north Kashmir ; Police

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Srinagar : Police in north Kashmir on Friday claimed to have arrested six drug peddlers involved in different illegal drug related cases.

In a statement issued to Kashmir Despatch police statement reads in Kupwara five persons involved in illegal drugs.

The statement said In its first case , Police party of Police Station Kupwara during a naka duty at Batergam on 4th of August, apprehended one person namely Amir Ahmad  Bhat son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat resident of Batergam along with contraband brown sugar like substance. The peddler was on way to sell narcotics among vulnerable youth in and around Kupwara town.

In another case of similar nature, on 4th of August, police party of Police Post Bazar headed by its Incharge SI Sameer Ahmed apprehended two notorious drug peddlers namely Firdous Ahmed  Sheikh son of  Mohd Yousaf Sheikh resident of Waterkhani Drugmulla and Mudasir Ahmed Wani son of Ghulam Mohd Wani resident of Darzipora Kupwara in  Kupwara market along with contraband brown sugar like substance.

Both these peddlers have been doing the peddling clandestinely for quite sometime and were on police radar since then.
In the third case of arrest of two more drug peddlers, a joint team of Kupwara Police and 41 RR on 4th August 2022, apprehended two persons namely Zahoor Ahmed Malik son of Abdul Aziz Malik and Javid Ahmed Malik son of Abdul Jabar Malik both residents of Lashtyal Kalaroos at Ghoose naka along with charas like substance.

The duo was heading towards Kupwara town to sell narcotics to earn quick money.

In all the apprehensions,  Police Station Kupwara has registered three different cases vide FIRs number 196/2022, 197/2022 and 198/2022 under relevant provisions of NDPS Act And taken investigation to unearth the whole nexus involved in these three cases of drug peddling.

Meanwhile, In another statement police said one drug peddler held in Sopore.

The statement reads,  Sopore Police arrested one notorious drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession.

On 04 August Police Party of Police Station Sopore headed by SHO Insp. Khalid Fayaz under the supervision of SDPO Sopore Shri. Furqan Qadir-JKPS established  naka at Gul Abad Arampora, during naka checking one person was found in suspicious conditions, who tried to flee from spot upon noticing the police party was caught tactfully. During his personal search, *(300 Grams apparently Brown Sugar like substance)* were recovered from his possession. The arrested drug peddler has been identified as: *Sona Ullah Shalla S/O Muhammad Subhan Shalla R/O Gul Abad Arampora Sopore.*

Case FIR number *166/2022* under relevant sections of NDPS Act stands registered at Police Station Sopore & investigation taken up.

Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood. Persons found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law.

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