Acting tough against the drugs peddlers, Jammu and Kashmir Police in Ganderbal on Thursday said to have arrested a notorious gang of inter-district drug peddlers and recovered huge quantity of contraband substance from their possession.
On the directions of SSP Ganderbal Sandeep Gupta, a police party led by SHO Police Station Lar under the supervision of Gh Hassan Hqrs Ganderbal, established a checkpoint at Yenhama Lar, a police spokesman said in a statement.
During the checking, a drug peddler identified as Sheikh Murifat son of Late Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh resident of Lar who was coming from Watalbagh towards Lar was arrested alongwith contraband substance.
Thereafter on his disclosure and evidences surfaced in investigation, police raided multiple places and recovered 559 bottles of codeine and 14900 tablets of banned psychotropic substance.
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