Srinagar, Nov 15 (HS): Police in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district have arrested four alleged drug peddlers in four separate operations and recovered charas, brown sugar and cash from their possession, a police statement said.

The police said the arrests were made by police parties of Police Station Anantnag as part of the ongoing crackdown against drug trafficking in the district.

According to the statement, Hassan Ali, son of Shakoor Ali and a resident of Bhawani Gee Colony, Delhi, presently living at Ganjiwara in Anantnag, was apprehended near the Stadium. Police recovered 73 grams of charas and ₹14,650 in cash from him.

In another operation, Mohd Bashir, son of Roshan Ali and a resident of Mohalla Naibasti Jalabad in Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh, presently living at Danter in Anantnag, was arrested with 277 grams of charas and ₹29,030 in cash.

In the third operation, Mohd Nasir Gulam, son of Mohd Akram and a resident of Sarai Kalikhan, Nizamuddin, Delhi, presently living at Danter in Anantnag, was apprehended and 3.67 grams of brown sugar was recovered from him.

In the fourth operation, Sahil Ahmad Dar, son of Arshad Ahmad Dar and a resident of Addar in Bijbehara, was caught near Mirgund Bridge, and 70 grams of charas was recovered from him.

Four separate cases have been registered at Police Station Anantnag under relevant sections of law, and investigation has been taken up, the police said.

The police reiterated their commitment to eradicating the drug menace and dismantling the network of drug peddlers operating in the district, and said the crackdown against drug trafficking would continue.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Zahoor Hussain Bhat