2 drug-peddlers held with heroin

Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Apr 16: The police arrested two drug- peddlers from Thannamandi area of district Rajouri and recovered heroin from their possession.
Official sources said that a police naka party headed by SHO Thanamandi, Insp Fareed Ahmed during routine patrolling intercepted a car bearing registration No. JK-11D/4352 at Bhangai on Thanamandi- Shahdra road today.
On search of the vehicle, around 10 gm of heroin like substance and Rs 13,000 cash was recovered from the possession of two persons in the vehicle. The persons have been identified as Azmat Shah, son of Nazir Hussain, resident of Kotedhara in Rajouri and Imtiaz Ahmed, son of Mohammad Hussain, resident of Sialsui in Kalakote.
A case FIR No. 59/2021 under section 8/21/22/60 of NDPS Act has been registered at Thanamandi Police Station and further investigation was in progress.