Drug-peddlers held with contraband

Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 20: Police today said to have arrested two drug peddlers in Anantnag, Kulgam & Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In Anantnag, a Police party from Police Station Bijbehara during checking intercepted one person identified as Fayaz Ahmed Khanday son of Mohd Yousif Khanday, resident of Arwani Bijbehara.
“During checking, police recovered 1.1Kgs of Charas powder from his possession. He has been arrested and shifted to the police station where he remains in custody,” police said.
In Kulgam, police said, on credible information regarding drug peddling in Khanpora Nagam area, a Police party from Police Station DH Pora under the supervision of SDPO DH Pora raided the specific location.
“During the search, officers were able to recover 24Kgs of Poppy pods from the residential house of Ghulam Ahmad Mir son of Mohammad Sadiq Mir resident of Mohalla Nagam,” police said.
In Handwara, the Police during checking at Dohama intercepted a person riding a Scooty bearing registration number JK09B-0957.
“He has been identified as Mohd Ashraf Tantry, son of Gh Mohi-ud-Din Tantry resident of Pazipora. During checking, officers were able to recover 40gms of Charas and a cash amount of Rs 5750 from his possession,” police said.