Police arrests 10 drug peddlers,recovers contraband substance, in central Kashmir’s Budgam

Ten drug peddlers were arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday,while as police claimed to have recovered contraband substances from their possession.

Officers at Nasrullapora Budgam arrested three drug peddlers identified as Mehrajuddin Mir of Choon Budgam, Syed Arsalaan of Gotapora Budgam residing at Housing Colony Ompora and Obaid Shafi Sofi resident of Housing Colony Ompora, said a police spokesman.

When the officers spoke to them, they revealed name of a notorious drug peddler identified as Gulzar Ahmad Dar@ Gul Saka of Naidgam Budgam and was subsequently arrested. Contraband substance including Fukki and other narcotic & psychotropic substances were recovered from their possession,” he said. A case FIR No 198/2019 under relevant sections of law has been registered in police station Budgam and investigation has been taken up.

At another checkpoint established at Narbal Bridge, officers from the local police unit arrested three drug peddlers, said the spokesman. He identified them as Mudasir Ahmad Mir resident of Karhama Kunzer, Zubair Ahmad Mir resident of Mazhama and Sajad Ahmad Hajam resident of Chaira-guen Magam.