Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 25: Police today said to have arrested a drug peddler in Pulwama and recovered a huge quantity of contraband substances.
On specific information that a person namely Farooq Ahmad Mir son of Abdul Ahad Mir resident of Arihal Pulwama has indulged in drug peddling and has hoarded a huge quantity of narcotic substance in his residential house, a police party from Police Station Pulwama conducted a raid at a specific location and recovered 18 Kg of Bhang Patri from the said spot.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR Number 321/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Pulwama and an investigation has been set into motion.
Meanwhile, in another incident, officers from PS Pulwama conducted checking at Prichoo Fruit Mandi Pulwama. During search 3 Kg of bhukki (Poppy straw) was recovered from a vehicle bearing registration number PB03AC-6284 and the accused driver identified as Narinder Kumar son of Mohan Lal resident of Haryana was arrested on the spot.