Asian Mail
Anantnag: Anantnag Police arrested five drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances in separate operations.
In a statement issued to Asian Mail, Police Official said that in the first incident, during a routine Naka checking at Halmulla Sangam, a Wagon-R vehicle (JK01M-4136) was intercepted. 21 bottles of Codeine Phosphate were recovered from three individuals identified as Javid Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ab. Gani Sheikh of Kuchmulla Tral, Mohd Altaf Sheikh, son of Gh Mohd Sheikh of Kanihama Nowgam Srinagar, and Mohd Haroon Parry, son of Mohd Sadiq Parry of Charsoo Awantipora. The accused were arrested on the spot, and the contraband, along with the vehicle, was seized.
Meanwhile, in another operation, a truck belonging to Jupiter Cargo Transport Company, Srinagar (JK01AS-5073), was stopped for inspection at Jablipora NHW near Fruit Mandi. The search led to the recovery of 10 bottles of Codeine Phosphate. The truck driver, Javaid Ahmad Shah, son of Mohd. Yousuf Shah, and the conductor, Shabir Ahmad Shah, son of Ali Mohd Shah, both residents of Bahoo, Awantipora, were arrested. The truck was seized, and a case has been registered, reads the statement further.
