Srinagar 01 Dec (CNS): A female drug peddler among three persons was arrested in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, said police on Friday.
As per the news agency CNS, a police spokesperson in a statement said, “Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, police have arrested three drug peddlers including lady drug peddler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substances from their possession.”
He said that a police party of Police Station Sheeri headed by SHO PS Sheeri under the supervision of DySP Headquarters Baramulla intercepted a scooty, bearing registration number JK05-0116, after establishing a checkpoint at Kitchama near Service Station.
The officer said that the scooty was coming towards Kitchama on a scooty having two persons and one lady in it.
During their search, 776 grams of contraband Heroin-like substance was recovered from their possession.”
The accused were identified as Riyaz Ahmad Ganie son of Gh Hassan, Shokeen Ahmad Ganie son of Ab Jabar Ganie both residents of Batangi Boniyar and Saleema Begum wife of Mohd Ashraf Najar, a resident of Mother Sheeri.
Meanwhile, a case under relevant sections of law was registered at police Station Sheeri, with further investigations taken up. (CNS)
