Srinagar, Nov 05: Police arrested five alleged drug peddlers in four separate operations in Anantnag and one operation in Pulwama on Thursday, recovering around 11 kg of charas powder, 360 grams of charas and 500 grams of ganja.
In Anantnag, four persons were arrested during separate operations by police teams from Mattan, Sangam, Aishmuqam and Anantnag police stations and posts.
During a search of the residential premises of Zakir Hussain Khan, son of Late Muzaffar Khan, a resident of Satrimaidan, Gopalpora, Mattan, police recovered approximately 11 kg of grinded charas powder. The search was conducted after obtaining authorisation under Section 41(2) of the NDPS Act.
In another operation, police recovered around 500 grams of ganja from Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh, son of Mohd Maqbool Sheikh, a resident of Semthan, during naka checking at Semthan.
Police also arrested Shabir Ahmad Shah, son of Abdul Rashid Shah, a resident of Halwani, Panchalpora, at Rangkadal and recovered approximately 10 grams of charas from his possession.
In a separate operation at Nandpora, police apprehended Bilal Ahmad Sheikh, son of Abdul Ahad, a resident of Zadipora, Anantnag, and recovered around 350 grams of charas.
Meanwhile, in Pulwama, police arrested Ashiq Ahmad Dar, son of Ab Majeed Dar, a resident of Tenghar, during naka checking in the area. A substance suspected to be charas was recovered from his possession.
A case (FIR No. 227/2026) under Sections 8/20 of the NDPS Act has been registered at Police Station Pulwama.
Police said cases under relevant provisions of law have been registered in the Anantnag recoveries as well, and further investigations are underway.
