Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 6: In a major success in the fight against the drug menace, police in Anantnag today recovered nearly 31 kilograms of charas powder from Wantrag village.
According to authorities, the contraband was seized from three residential houses in the village, which fall under the jurisdiction of Mattan Police Station.
“Series of well-coordinated raids during the intervening night, resulted in the recovery of a large quantity of narcotic substances from three separate residential houses,” police said.
Acting on specific information, authorities said that Police Station Mattan raided the residence of Jehangir Ahmad Khan, son of Mohd Abdulla Khan, resident of Wantrag and recovered 23 Kgs 330 grams of charas powder.
In another operation, a raid was conducted at the residence of Reyaz Ahmad Khan, son of Sher Afzal Khan resident of Wantrag.
“Officers recovered 3 Kgs 670 grams of charas powder from the residential house.”
In the third instance, the house of Nowshad Pathan, son of Kastiya Pathan resident of Wantrag, was raided, leading to the recovery of 3 Kgs 900 grams of charas powder.
Additionally, the accused persons have also been arrested, police said.
Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law have been registered and investigations are underway, and more arrests and recoveries are expected.
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