SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested four drug peddlers and recovered heroin from their possession in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara.
Police said that Police Station Sogam in two separate cases have arrested four persons and recovered 315 grams of heroin-like narcotics from them.
Police said one Javid Ahmad Mir, a resident of Darpora and Arshid Ahmad Bhat of Badibera Lolab were arrested during routine market checking from Sogam when the duo was looking for customers to sell the narcotics.
Sensing police presence, both were trying to conceal the consignment but were apprehended before they could succeed in their nefarious design, police said.
In another incident two notorious drug peddlers of Sopore area were arrested along with heroin like narcotics from Wavoora market of Police Station Sogam when both had come to sell the narcotics there.
The duo were Identified as Hilal Ahmad Malla, a resident of Malmapanpora Sopore and Mudasir Ahmad Sofi of Botingo Sopore. Both were arrested during checking at Wavoora Market, Sogam they were found lurking around with a polythene bag in suspicious condition and tried to flee from the spot upon seeing the police party.
Upon search of the polythene bag, a heroin-like narcotics substance was recovered, the police added.
Two separate cases under relevant sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic SubstanceS (NDPS) Act have been registered in Police Station Sogam and investigation set into motion. (UNI)
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