Jahangeer Ganaie
Shopian : Police on Saturday claimed to have arres three drug peddlers along with poppy straw and charas in zainapora belt of shopian district In its fight against drug menace, the drive under the leadership of sandeep Chaudhary IPS, SSP Shopian arrested three drug peddlers accused in three cases FIR No 33/2019 u/s 8/15, NDPS Act, FIR No 34 /2019 u/s 8/20 NDPS Act, and FIR No 35 /2019 u/s 8/21, 8/22 NDPS Act at Police Station Zainapura, a Police officer told KNO.
He identified the arrested as Shazad Ahmad Dar s/o Gh Mohidin Dar, Ab Rashid Dar s/o Gh Qadir Dar and Younis Ahmad Dar s/o Mohd Abdullah Dar all residents of Village Wandina Melhoora shopian.
He told KNO that trio were arrested with 11.5kg Poppy Straw , 288 capsules of Spasmo-Proxyvon plus, 300 tablets of Alprasafe and 700gm of charas.
The entire operation was led by SDPO Zainapura Wajahat Hussain, SHO Zainapura Sajjad Ahmed and DO PP Wachi SI Atal Sharma The Further investigation is being conducted & more arrests are expected.He termed this catch as an important mile stone.
The SSP told KNO that drugs are the greatest threat to our society and police will fight it tooth & nail. But the most important role in that direction has to be played by parents and schools. Moreover people from Zainpora area have hailed the action of Police & have thanked Shopian Police for its endeavour towards drug free society. (KNO)