Awantipora: 25 February 2021: During vehicular checking at naka point Beighpora Crossing, Police party of Police Post Reshipora headed by Chowki Officer SI Ali Mohammad signaled one vehicle dumper to stop but instead of stopping the vehicle fled away. Police Party chased the dumper and stopped it at some distance from naka check point.
During through search of the dumper vehicle 400 Kgs of poppy straw was recovered and seized by the Police Party which was concealed in 20 large bags kept inside the space specially created in the body of the dumper.
The camouflaged space created for the transport of consignment was difficult to find out until checked throughly by the Police Party.
All the three drug smugglers have been arrested and were identified as:
1)Mohammad Mushtaq S/o Mohammad Ismaeel R/o Kuthala Ferozpur Sangroor Punjab.
2) Mustafa S/o Abdul Lateef R/oKuthiala Ferozpur Sangroor Punjab
3) Umer Farooq Wani S/o Farooq Ahmad Wani R/o Budriwan Pulwama.
Vehicle dumper bearing registration number JK19 -1210 used in the commission of the said crime has also been seized.
Case FIR Number 27/2021 under relevant sections of NDPS stands registered at Police Station Awantipora.
Upon preliminary investigation the consignment was being carried out of UT Jammu and Kashmir.
Community members are requested to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighborhood. Persons found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt strictly 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.