January 18: Police in its recent action against drug dealings in Ganderbal arrested 03 drug peddlers and seized psychotropic substance from their possession.
Officers at a checkpoint established near Nagpo Ganderbalarrested a drug peddler identified as Javid Ahmad Ganai resident of Devipora Kurran of Ganderbal and recovered 25 bottles of codeine from his possession.
Case FIR No 02/2020 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Ganderbal and investigation has been taken up.
Separately in another instance, Ganderbal police recovered 90 bottles of codine Phosphate from Saloora area of Ganderbal. Officers arrested two drug peddlers identified as Najeeb-ul-Hassan Sofi resident of Patipora, Saloora and Asif Ahmad Wagay resident of Nasbal Sumbal. They have been arrested and shifted to Police Station Ganderbal where they remain in the custody.
Police has registered a case FIR No. 05/2020 under the relevant sections of law in Police Station Ganderbal and initiated investigations in this regard.
Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighbourhood. Persons found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law. Police has resolved to deal robustly with drug peddlers.
Our consistent actions against drug peddlers should reassure the community members that we are making efforts to keep our society free from the scourge of drug menace.
