Newscraving Desk:
Sirnagar,
Police have arrested 2 drug peddlers in Pulwama and recovered huge quantity of psychotropic substance from their possession.
A police party of Rajpora during patrolling in Putrigam area intercepted a suspicious person who on seeing the police party tried to flee from the spot. However he was chased and later arrested. He has been identified as Aijaz Ahmad Darzi son of Ab Rasheed Darzi resident of Kharpora Murran. During search 20 bottles of Codeine Phosphate was recovered from his possession.
During questioning, he disclosed that he has obtained the said psychotropic substance from a person identified as Aijaz Ahmad Najar son of Gh Nabi Najar resident of Batamurran Shadimarg. A police party later raided the spot and recovered 2000 bottles of Codeine Phosphate from the residential house of the Aijaz Ahmad.
Both the drug peddlers have been arrested and shifted to police station where they remain in custody.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 209/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Rajpora and further investigation has been initiated. More arrests and recoveries are expected.