Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Sept 29: As a part of its continuous drive against the drug-smuggling, the Police arrested two more drug-peddlers and recovered some quantity of heroin from their possession in Thannamandi area today.
Giving detail, a police spokesman said that during naka on Rajouri-Thannamandi road, the police party from Thannamandi intercepted a Motorcycle (Pulsar) No. JK-11/6439 and detained two persons for frisking. The police party recovered about 35 gms of heroin from their possession. They were arrested and their bike was also seized by police.
They were identified as Mohd Imran, son of Mohd Shafeeq, resident of Darhali, Rajouri and Raja Attar Mirza, son of Mohib- ul- Hassan, resident of Rajouri.
The police registered a case FIR No. 129/2017 u/s 8/15 NDPS Act at Police Station, Thannamandi against them. Further investigation was in progress.
The police said more arrests are expected in this connection as some vital clues have been established. It said about eighteen notorious drug- peddlers were arrested in Thanamandi area during recent past by police and from their possession heroine and cannabis (Charas Chhalis) were recovered and subsequently cases were registered against them under the relevant sections of law.
The drive against this menace is continued under the supervision SDPO Thannamandi Iftikhar Choudhary and Additional SP Mohd Yousaf, under the directions of SSP Rajouri, Yougal Manhas, the spokesman added.
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