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October 2026

Details: Written by: JK Monitor News Network; Published: 13 August 2024

SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested four drug peddlers in Sopore & Pulwama and recovered contraband/psychotropic substances from their possession.

A police party of Police Post Bus Stand headed by Incharge PP Bus Stand under the supervision of SDPO Sopore Shri Sarfaraz Bashir-JKPS and SHO PS Sopore intercepted two persons near Samad Abad Crossing Shalimar Colony Sopore. During search, 209 capsules of SpasmoProxyvon Plus were recovered from their possession. They have been identified as Waseem Nabi Wani son of Ghulam Nabi Wani and Tafazul Islam son of Naseer Ahmad Parray, both residents of Model Town Sopore. They have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody. Accordingly, case vide FIR No. 197/2024 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Sopore & investigation has been initiated.

Moreover, a police party from Police Station Pulwama at a checkpoint established at Gangoo Pulwama intercepted a vehicle (truck) bearing Reg No PB08EQ-8089 driven by Sukhdev Singh son of Surat Singh resident of Punjab. On search, 02 bags of poppy straw were recovered from his possession. During the course of investigation & on the disclosure of said arrested drug peddler, one more drug peddler identified as Mohd Yousuf Gadda son of Mohd Shaban Gadda resident of Gangoo was arrested alongwith a bag of poppy straw. Worth to mention here that the total recovered poppy straw weighed about 15 Kilograms. Both the drug peddlers have been arrested and shifted to Police Station where they remain in custody. A case vide FIR no 166/2024 has already been registered and further investigation is in progress. More arrests, recoveries are expected.

General Public is requested to cooperate with police in curbing the menace of drugs from the society. We reassure the community members that police will act tough against the criminals as per the law.

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