Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 4: Police today arrested 4 drug peddlers, smugglers in Shopian and Baramulla and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
In Shopian, a police party headed by Incharge Police Post Wachi under the supervision of SDPO Zainapora at a checkpoint established at Naghard Crossing intercepted a suspicious person who on noticing police party tried to flee from the spot but was apprehended tactfully.
“During his personal search, 900 grams of contraband charas powder like Substance was recovered from his possession. He has been identified as Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ab Raheem Sheikh, resident of Zurpora, Bijbehara,” police said.
In Baramulla, a police party under the supervision of SDPO Pattan, Mohd Nawaz, assisted by SHO PS Pattan at a checkpoint established at Railway Crossing Pattan arrested 03 drug smugglers after they intercepted a scooty bearing registration number JK05K-6259 who tried to flee from the spot but were tactfully apprehended.
During search, police said, 380 capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon Plus were recovered from their possession, while, those arrested have been identified as Sajad Ahmad Gojri, son of Mohd Sultan, Mohd Aman Gojri, son of Manzoor Ahmad & Basit Ahmad Gojri, son of Mohd Ramzan all residents of Pattan, Baramulla.
All the accused persons have been arrested and shifted to respective police stations.