SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 7: Police arrested 11 persons in separate anti-narcotics operations across five districts of Kashmir on Saturday, recovering charas, heroin and bhang-like substances, including around 4–5 kg of suspected charas in Bandipora.
In Bandipora, two persons were arrested during naka checking at Kangri Chowk, with police recovering approximately 4–5 kg of charas-like substance from their possession. They were identified as Irfan Ahmad Chopan of Bagh and Imran Ahmad Sheikh of Sheikh Mohalla.
In another operation at Garoora Crossing, police arrested two more persons and recovered approximately 1.5 kg of a substance described in the police statement as charas-like. The accused were identified as Rafaqat Ali Gojar and Zakir Hussain Qureshi, both residents of Aragam.
In Shopian, police arrested Mohd Saleem, a resident of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh presently living at Turkwangam, and recovered 221 grams of charas-like substance and Rs 31,500 in cash from his possession during checking at Maldera link road.
Meanwhile, seven alleged drug peddlers were arrested in separate operations in Anantnag, Baramulla and Handwara.
In Anantnag, five persons were apprehended in separate operations at Sangam, Marhama, DK Pora and Dialgam, with police recovering heroin and charas from their possession.
In Baramulla, a passenger travelling in a Sumo vehicle was arrested at Cheradari after police recovered approximately 822 grams of bhang-like substance from his bag.
In Handwara, police arrested a tipper driver at Batagund after recovering a charas-like substance concealed inside the vehicle’s dashboard.
Cases under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act have been registered in the respective police stations, and investigations are underway to establish the source and supply links of the recovered substances.
Police said further investigation was being conducted to identify the wider networks involved in narcotics trafficking.
