STATE TIMES NEWS
KUPWARA: Police on Tuesday arrested two notorious drug peddlers and recovered 1.4 Kg Charas and 500 gms brown sugar from their possession. According to report, the special team of District Police Kupwara arrested two notorious drug peddlers from Lalpora and Bohipora areas of the district and recovered 1.4 Kg Charas and 500 gms brown sugar from their possession.
The arrested accused persons have been identified as Manzoor Ahmad Lone alias Shalla, resident of Darpora Lolab and Mohammad Kamal Dar, resident of Pazipora Kupwara. In this connection cases have been registered and investigation has started.
Briefing media persons here, SSP Kupwara, Shamsheer Hussain said that during the special drive against drug peddlers, the special team has so far recovered 11.6 Kg of Charas, 2 Kg of Heroin, 4.5 Kg of brown sugar and huge quantity of codeine. He said that more arrests and recoveries are expected to bust the whole racket involved in sale of banned drugs and psychotropic substances which are involving the youth of the area. He also said that so far 30 accused involved in drug peddling/narcotic smuggling including four cross LoC narcotic smugglers have been arrested and investigation of cases registered is in progress.
SSP also appealed the local population to assist the police in its special drive to make the Kupwara drug free which is one of the commandments of J&K Police for the year 2017.
