4 kg cannabis seized, 3 arrested

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 12: Police seized four kilograms of dry cannabis leaves and arrested three persons with cannabis powder in Chadoora area of Budgam district this morning.
A police spokesman while SDPO Charar-e-sharief, Dr. Shailendra Mishra said that on specific information a party of Police Station Chadoora headed by Inspector Manzoor Ahmad SHO Chadoora conducted a raid at village Hussipora-Chadoora on the house of Mohammad Lateef Malla, son of Abdul Salaam resident of Hussipora.
The police party seized four kilograms of dry cannabis leaves and 30 grams of cannabis powder from the custody of Younis Ahmad Yattoo, son of Ghulam Mohammad, Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Shafi and Fazil Ahmad Raina, son of Mohammad Sharief residents of Hussipora-Chadoora, said the spokesman. He said these persons were arrested while as main accused Mohammad Lateef Malla, owner of the house escaped from the place of occurrence.
Police Station Chadoora has registered a case FIR No 04/2013 under Section 20 NDPS Act and investigation is on.