Jammu & Kashmir

Drug peddler held with over 7 kg of of charas-like substance in Baramulla

BARAMULLA — Police have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 7.690 kilograms of charas-like substance during naka checking in the Pattan area of Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Sajid Ahmad Mir, son of Bashir Ahmad Mir, a resident of Janwani Pora, was intercepted by a police party at Janwani Pora, Kripal Pora Payeen, while carrying a nylon bag on his shoulder, they said.

During the search, police recovered a charas-like powdery substance weighing 7.690 kg from the bag, which was seized and sealed as per legal procedure. The accused was subsequently arrested, they added.

A case under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Pattan, and further investigation is underway to establish the forward and backward linkages of the drug trafficking network. — (KIMS)

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