August 12: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, police have arrested four drug peddlers in Anantnag & Baramulla and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances from their possession.
Police Station Bijbehara received a specific information that one person namely Mohd Yousuf Reshi son of Ali Mohammad Reshi resident of Waghama Bijbehara has indulged in drug peddling and has hoarded a huge quantity of narcotic substance in his residential house.
On receipt of this information, a police party of PS Bijbehara under the supervision of SDPO Bijbehara alongwith Executive Magistrate raided the specific house. During search, officers were able to recover 580Kgs of Poppy Straw concealed in 27 bags from the said house. However, the house owner Mohd Yusuf Reshi managed to flee from the spot, while as his two sons identified as Zahid Ahmad Reshi and Aamir Ahmad Reshi have been arrested. They have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody. Efforts are on to effect the arrest of other involved accused person.
Similarly in Baramulla, officers from PS Pattan under the supervision of SDPO Pattan during routine naka checking at Hanjiwara Pattan intercepted two persons identified as Fayaz Ahmad Hajam son of Abdul Rahim Hajam and Mehraj-ud-Din Tantray son of Ghulam Ahmad Tantray, both residents of Shirpora Pattan. During checking, 350 grams of charas have been recovered from their possession. They have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Accordingly, Police has registered cases under relevant sections of law at respective police stations and further investigations have been initiated.
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. 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.