Srinagar, Nov 08 (HS): Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested four alleged drug peddlers in Anantnag and Handwara and recovered heroin and charas from them, a police spokesperson said on Sunday.

The spokesperson said a police party from Mattan police station intercepted a motorcycle (JK03Q-4134) during checking at Gopalpora Crossing in Anantnag. Two men travelling on it were detained. They were identified as Ubaid Ahmed Khan, son of Ghulam Mohammad Khan, and Yawar Sultan, son of Mohammad Sultan, both residents of Gopalpora.

About 14 grams of heroin, 7 grams from each, was recovered from them during a search. A case under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Mattan police station and an investigation has been taken up, the spokesperson said.

In another incident in Anantnag, a police party from Police Post Sangam stopped a vehicle (JK01AT-9464) travelling from Jammu towards Srinagar at Sangam Chowk. The driver, Waseem Bashir Bhat, son of Bashir Ahmad Bhat and a resident of Lal Chowk, Srinagar, was found with 6.15 grams of charas. A case has been registered under the relevant provisions of law.

In Handwara, a police party from Vilgam police station arrested Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, son of Nazir Ahmad Bhat and a resident of Redi Chowkibal, Kupwara, during checking at Champora crossing. A charas-like substance was recovered from him during a personal search.

A case under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Vilgam police station. The spokesperson said the investigation would seek to establish the forward and backward linkages of the case.

The spokesperson said police remain committed to intensifying the crackdown on drug trafficking. He urged the public to cooperate with police in eradicating the drug menace from society.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Zahoor Hussain Bhat