SRINAGAR, Nov 6: A drug peddler was arrested on Thursday and a contraband substance was recovered from his possession in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
They said a suspicious person, identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Rather, of Nambalnar Babareshi, was intercepted at a checkpoint at Y Point Babareshi crossing. Upon search, 21 grams of a heroin-like substance and a digital weighing machine were recovered from his possession.
Rather was taken into custody and a case under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered, police said, adding that an investigation is underway.
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