Police busted a gang of Drug peddlers in Anantnag

Scoop News February 04, 2012

Police bust gang of Drug peddlers in Anantnag : 07 arrested

Huge Cache of contraband / banned drugs recovered : Case registered ;

Srinagar, February 04 (Scoop News) – Continuing its drive against the drug peddlers, Anantnag Police, made a significant progress and busted a gang operating in district Anantnag.

Police said that on a tip off, a special team under the supervision of Dy SP Hqrs, Anantnag, Tanveer Jeelani, SHO Police Station Anantnag, Ashfaq Alam and SI Parvaiz Ahmad recovered huge cache of contraband and banned drugs, which included large quantity of Codine bottles and arrested seven persons, involved in three separate case FIR’s. A country made Pistol was also recovered, from the possession of one of the accused. The group included a Delhi based transporter, who was working in a nexus with drug peddlers in Anantnag town.

Three drug peddlers Waseem Ahmad Dar son of Bashir Ahmad Dar resident of Brakpora, Mashooq Ahmad Magray son of Abdul Rashid resident of Monghall and Imran Qayoom son of Abdul Qayoom resident of Batangoo, were arrested in case FIR No. 38/2012 under section 21/22 NDPS Act of Police Station Anantnag have been arrested. 33 bottles of recodex have been recovered from their possession. Moreover, during the investigation of this case one country made Pistol has also been also recovered from the possession of Waseem Ahmad Dar resident of Brakpora. Following the recovery of Pistol, a separate case FIR No. 43/2012 under section 3/25 Arms Act was registered.

Three persons Farooq Ahmad Tantray son of Khazir Mohammad resident of Hanwan Kulgam, Sajad Ahmad Sheikh son of Jalal-ud-Din resident of Gadihama Kulgam and Abdul Gani Ganaie son of Mohammad Rajab resident of Zadoora Mirbazar were arrested in case FIR No. 45/2012 under section 21/22 Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic substances act-NDPS, and 900 bottles of Codorex were recovered from their possession. During the course of investigation, it transpired that these banned drugs have been transported from Delhi by BABA Sahib road line Azadpora Delhi in a truck bearing registration number JK03C-1111 and then reloaded in a load carrier at Ashajipora Fruit Mandi. All the consignment was going to be sold among the youth by drug peddlers. However due to timely action by the Police, the consignment was seized and the drug peddlers were arrested and the load carrier bearing registration number JK18-1698 carrying the consignment has also been seized.

Similarly, one drug peddler Bashir Ahmad Lone son of Mohammad Abdullah resident of Mirgund has been arrested Case FIR No. 37/2012 under section 8/15 Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic substances act- NDPS and 2.800 kilograms of Fukki was recovered from his possession.

People of the area have hailed this Police action.

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