Anantnag police on Monday arrested a drug peddler during a naka checking at Srigufwara and recovered contraband substances from his possession.
The spokesman said that a police party of Police Station Srigufwara intercepted a suspected person, later identified as Shabroz Ahmad Wani, son of Abdul Rehman Wani, a resident of Poshkeeri Srigufwara during a naka checking at Darkhan Cheniweder. The naka party recovered Spasmoproxyvan capsules and codeine phosphate bottles from his possession.
In this regard, Police have registered a case FIR NO 03/2019 under relevant sections of law and initiated investigations in the matter.
Meanwhile, a police party of Police Station Bijbehara headed by SHO Bijbehara intercepted a Hyundai i-10 vehicle bearing registration number JKO3E-5373 during a naka checking on National Highway near Samthan Bijbehara. While checking the vehicle, huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered from the possession of Aabid Hameed Bhat son of Abdul Hameed Bhat resident of Khanabal, Sajad Ali Khan son of Gull Ali Khan and Nisar Ahmad Bakhshi son of Abdul Hameed Bakshi, both residents of Kehrebal Mattan.
Police have also registered a case FIR No 06/2019 under relevant sections of law and initiated investigations in the matter.
