Srinagar : Budgam Police cracks down heavily against drug peddlers, arrests 10, huge quantity of contraband seized.
Continuing its efforts to eradicate menace of drugs throughout the district, Budgam police arrested 10 drug peddlers at different naka checking points in the district.
A Police Party of P.S Budgam while checking at Nasrullahpora Budgam arrested 3 drug Peddlers who were involved in supplying drugs especially to students of the area. Identified as (1)Mehrajuddin Mir of Choon Budgam, (2) Syed Arsalaan of Gotapora Budgam residing at Housing Colony Ompora and (3)Obaid Shafi Sofi R/o Housing Colony Ompora were arrested. Psychotropic drugs/ substances were recovered from their possession. on their disclosure, another notorious drug peddler namely *Gulzar Ahmad Dar@ Gul Saka S/O Ghulam Mohammad Dar of Naidgam Budgam was also apprehended. Powered Fukki (Poppy) and other narcotic/psychotropic & drug bottles were recovered from his possession.* In this regard, case FIR No 198/2019 U/S 8/21, 15 NDPS Act has been registered in PS Budgam and investigation is in progress.
Meanwhile, a police party of P.P Narbal, during naka checking at Narbal bridge intercepted a vehicle Wagon R bearing registration No. JKO5G 8533. *During checking 320 bottles of banned substance codeine Phosphate , 24 capsules of sposmoproxivon and 24000 rupees of fake currency were recovered from the possession of (1)Mudasir Ahmad Mir s/o Ghulam Rasool Mir R/o karhama kunzer, (2)Zubair Ahmad Mir s/0 Bashir Ahmad Mir R/O Mazhama (3) Sajad Ahmad Hajam s/o Gh Hassan Hajam R/o chaira-guen Magam .
In this regard, a case FiR No. 88/2019 of PS Magam U/S 8/22 NDPS , 307 RPC and 489-CRPC has been registered and investigation set into the motion.
At another instance, a police party of P.S chadoora arrested 2 drug peddlers namely *Bashir Ahmad Sofi and Ghulam Mohd Ganie residents of Patrigam. 21.300 kgs of Poppy straw was recovered from their possession* . In this regard Case FIR No.118/2019 U/s 8/15 NDPS Act has been registered in P/S Chadoora and investigation taken up.
At another instance, a Police Party of P.S Khansahib apprehended *a notorious drug peddler identified as Gh Hassan sheikh @Hassan lala,s/o Ab Gani Sheikh R/o Yarikah. During his search, 120 grams of cannabis (charas) was recovered* .In this regard, a case FIR NO: 104/2019 U/S – 8/20 NDPS stands registered and investigation set on motion.
Common people have hailed the ongoing drive initiated by Budgam police to eradicate drug menace from the district. Police has appealed the general public to share any kind of information related to drug abuse with local police.
