Four drug peddlers arrested in Anantnag, over 17 kg of contraband recovered
ANANTNAG — Police arrested four alleged drug peddlers and recovered over 17.6 kg of contraband substances in four separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Tuesday.
The operations were carried out by teams from Police Station Bijbehara, Police Post Sangam and Police Post DK Pora as part of the ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking and substance abuse, they said.
In the first operation, police conducted a search at the residential house of Zahoor Ahmad Dar, a resident of Takiabal, Bijbehara, following specific information about the concealment of narcotic substances. During the search, around 16 kg of ganja packed in three bags was recovered and seized. Dar was arrested after the search was conducted in accordance with legal procedures, including authorisation under Section 41(2) of the NDPS Act.
In another operation, a police team from Police Post Sangam apprehended Feroz Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Semthan, and recovered 1.50 kg of ganja from his possession.
In a separate incident, another team from the same police post apprehended Showkat Ahmad Sheikh, also a resident of Semthan, during routine patrolling at Kevipora, Marhama. Around 89 grams of charas powder was recovered from his possession.
Meanwhile, a police team from Police Post DK Pora apprehended Mohd Iqbal Sheikh, a resident of Peth Dialgam, and recovered 17 grams of a charas-like substance.
Cases have been registered in the respective matters, and further investigations are underway, police said. — (KIMS)
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