Srinagar, Apr 10: Police in south Kashmir’s Awantipora booked a drug peddler under the PIT NDPS Act in Sub Division Pampore, while three others were arrested with contraband substances in separate operations in Sopore and Kupwara.
A police in a statement said that in continuation of its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested 03 drug peddlers in Sopore & Kupwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
A police party headed by Incharge Police Post Bus Stand under the supervision of SDPO Sopore and SHO Police Station at a checkpoint established at Neharpora Sopore, intercepted a Vehicle (Ecco) bearing registration No. JK05M-4294 driven by Jahangir Ahmad Shah son of Mohammad Yousuf Shah resident of Neharpora Sopore. During search, police Party recovered 300 tablets of Alpradex 0.5 and cash amount of ₹22550 from his possession. Vehicle used in the commission of crime has been seized, police statement said.
Moreover, a police party of Police Station Sopore headed by SHO Police Station Sopore under the supervision of SDPO Sopore at a checkpoint established at Super Bazar near Batpora Crossing, apprehended a suspicious person identified as Asif Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh resident of Shahabad Sopore. During search, police party recovered two sticks of contraband charas like substance from his possession, it also said.
According to statement, in Kupwara, a police party from Police Station Lalpora while on patrolling duty in the Bunpora area, intercepted a suspicious person identified as Fayaz Ahmad Wani son of Abdul Rashid Wani resident of Lolab. During search, substantial amount of Charas-like substance was recovered from his possession.
All the accused have been arrested. Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered at respective police stations and further investigation has been initiated.
Further police booked a notorious drug peddler under PIT NDPS Act in south Kashmir’s Awantipora.
The notorious drug peddler identified as Javid Ahmad Dar@ Brichi son of Mohd Akram Dar resident of Lalpora Chatlum Pampore has been booked under PIT NDPS Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority & subsequently lodged in Central Jail Kot-Balwal Jammu, the statement said.
It said that notably many cases are registered against the said drug peddler and was involved in drug peddling by supplying drugs to local youth of Pampore and other areas of Police district.
Police is doing good job in controlling drug menace but health department is very non serious in providing treatment to drug addicts. This is evident from the fact that they are nonserious in appointing staff for Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATF) in district hospitals for which posts were advertised in February 2024, exam was held after lapse of more than one year in March 2025 from 15 march to 18 march. Their nonseriousness is evident from the fact that directorate of health services has failed to disclose selection list so for. Posts of medical officers and nurses for ATF are vacant and addicts suffer