Srinagar, Nov 13 (HS): J&K Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and recovered 4 kg 542 g of cannabis powder and 4 g of heroin, police said.

In the first case, a police party from Police Station Uttrasoo stopped a suspicious man carrying a polythene sack during routine patrolling at Krad. A search of the sack yielded 4 kg 542 g of cannabis powder. The accused was identified as Ghulam Hassan Khan, son of Fareed Ahmad Khan, a resident of Rakh Brah. A case (FIR No. 112/2026) has been registered at Police Station Uttrasoo under Sections 8 and 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and an investigation has begun.

In the second case, a party from Police Station Bijbehara arrested a man during a random naka check on the Bijbehara-Arwani Road near the Fruit Mandi. He was identified as Mohsin Zahoor Mir, son of the late Zahoor Ahmad Mir, a resident of Batengoo. A search recovered 4 g of heroin from him, and action has been initiated under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act.

Police said they remain committed to stepping up action against drug trafficking and urged the public to cooperate in the collective fight against the drug menace.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Zahoor Hussain Bhat