Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 28: Police in its fight against social crimes and to save the youth of the Valley arrested 71 accused persons involved in different social crimes.
A police spokesman said the accused were involved in social crimes which includes 24 drug peddlers, 44 gamblers and 03 bootleggers.
“Contraband substances which includes more than 600 bottles of codeine phosphate, more than 7700 capsules/tablets of Spasmoproxyvan, about 02.80 kilograms of charas, 05 kilograms of cannabis, 166 bottles of illicit liquor, besides, about 98,000 rupees of stake money was recovered. Many vehicles involved in these crimes were also seized,” he said
“Police has established Drug De-Addiction centers in South, Central and North Kashmir where drug addicted youth are being treated and counseled by experts to get rid from drugs,” he added.