Kulgam, Mar 16, KDC: Kulgam police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested four drug peddlers in two separate cases registered against them.
Kulgam police in a statement to news agency KDC said “Police parties of Police Station Qaimoh established two checkpoints under the supervision of SHO Qaimoh near Khudwani and Railway Bridge Wanpoh. During checking four Drug peddlers were arrested and 12 Kgs of Poppy Straw and 05 grams of Heroin like substances was recovered from their possession”.
The arrested drug peddlers were identified as Irfan Rashid Dar son of Abdul Rashid Dar resident of Hanjipora Mirbazar , Aabid Hussain Reshi son of Ghulam Hassan Reshi resident of Hanjipora Mirbazar, Ansar Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Nabi Mir resident of Pethbugh Dialgam Anantnag, and Bilal Ahmad Ganie son of Syedullah Ganie resident of Pethbugh Dialgam Anantnag.
Police said that a case vide FIR Nos. 11 & 12/2021 U/S 8/15, 8/20 NDPS Act stands registered in Police Station Qaimoh and further investigation is in progress.
General public hailed the back to back actions of Kulgam Police and urged that these types of actions against social evils shall continue in future also, reads the statement. (KDC)
