Baramulla, May 17(KNS): Police in Baramulla have booked 02 notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act, besides 02 other persons were also booked under PSA for anti-national activities.      

The 02 notorious drug smugglers are identified as Mohammad Afsar Khan @ Afsar son of Mohd Muzaffar Khan resident of Binner Baramulla & Tariq Ahmad Sheikh son of Faqir Mohd Sheikh resident of Sheikh Colony Khawajabagh Baramulla. They have been booked under PIT NDPS Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority & subsequently lodged in Central Jail Kot-Balwal Jammu.

It's pertinent to mention that many cases are registered against these drug peddlers and they were involved in promoting drug trade by supplying drugs to local youth of Town Baramulla and other areas of District Baramulla. Despite their involvement in many FIRs, they did not mend their activities and were again involved in promoting drug abuse trade by supplying drugs to local youth.

Moreover, two persons identified as Bashir Ahmad Mir son of Mir Zaman Mir resident of Dachi and Syed Khaki Shah son of Razak Hussain Shah resident of Madiyan Kamalkote involved in anti-national activities have been detained under Public Safety Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent Authority and subsequently lodged in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal Jammu.

It's pertinent to mention that many cases are registered against these persons and they were involved in anti-national activities. Despite their involvement in many FIRs they did not mend their activities. Consistent actions of Police against the criminals should reassure the community members that police is making all efforts to eradicate social evils and making all efforts to keep our society free from drug abuse.(KNS).