Drug trafficking on decline in May month due to spree of arrests
Srinagar, : Conntuining it’s drive against Drug menace, police on Monday said that it has arrested ten drug peddlers in last ten days of May in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In a statement, the police said that in action undertaken by Police Station Kreeri under the supervision of SDPO Kreeri arrested two drug peddlers identified as Aaqib Nazir son of Nazir Ahmad Kaloo and Owais Ahmad Shikari son of Bashir Ahmad Shikari resident of Sher Colony Sopore, at Kreeri Market and recovered contraband 1.5 kg of Poppy Straw like substance from their possession.
The police spokesman further said that In this regard, case under sections of NDPS Act has been registered in concerned Police Station and investigation taken up.
Similarly, in action undertaken by Police Station Pattan under the supervision of SDPO Pattan arrested 02 drug peddlers namely Mohd. Akram Bhat son Abdul Ahad Bhat resident of Pethgam Wagoora Kreeri and Khursheed Ahmad Mir son of Ali Mohd Mir resident of Saloosa Kreeri at Zangam Pattan and recovered contraband 1Kg of Charas like substance from their possession, he said.
In this regard, case under sections of NDPS has been registered in concerned Police Station and investigation taken up, the police official said.
Moreover, in action undertaken by Police Station Baramulla under the supervision of DySP Hqrs arrested four drug peddlers Sohain Hamid son of Abdul Hamid Patigroo resident of Warpora Sopore A/P Ushkara Baramulla, Abdul Majeed Mir son of Abdul Ahad Mir resident of Bagh-e-Islam Baramulla, Manzoor Ahmad Lone son of Abdul Hamid Lone resident of Ladoora Rohama Baramulla, Farooq Ahmad Dar @ Mun Dar son of Abdul Satar Dar resident of Ganie Hamam Baramulla at Ushkara & Khawajabagh and recovered Codeine 126 bottles from their possession, he said.
In this regard, case under sections of NDPS has been registered in concerned Police Station and investigation taken up, he said.
Furthermore, in action undertaken by Police Station Kunzer under the supervision of SDPO Tangmarg arrested two drug peddlers videlicet Farooq Ahmad Lone son of Gh Ahmad Lone resident of Khochipora Tangmarg & Aijaz Ahmad Mir son of Ab Rehman Mir resident of Pandithpora Tangmarg at Dhobiwan and recovered contraband 700 grams of Charas like substance from their possession, he said.
In this regard, case under sections of NDPS has been registered in concerned Police Station and investigation taken up, he said.
The police official described that the constant pressure was mounted upon the drug peddlers to curb this menace, which resulted decline in drug trafficking in the district during the month of May, 2021.
During the month of May, Baramulla Police arrested 28 drug peddlers, registered 12 cases and seized narcotic substances worth 2.2 crores (approx.) As per value of pure contraband on the black market. This is after the huge success in the month of April, reads the statement.(GNS)
