Drug Peddler arrested in Anantnag ; Psychotropic substance recovered : Police

Srinagar March 31 (KNS): Police in Anantnag on Wednesday arrested a drug peddler and recovered psychotropic substance from his possession. 

A police statement issued on Wednesday said "Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, on a specific information police in South Kashmir's Anantnag district arrested one person identified asJan Mohammad Thoker S/O Abdul Majeed Thoker R/O Rooh Anantnag with 466 intoxicating capsules Trap spas and Mefar Pd ( Tramadol)". Police in it's statement however said that another person Vakeel Ahmad Parray S/O Ab Rehman Parray R/O Nouvath Dantar Anantnag   escaped from the spot. 


     " In this connection Case FIR No.61/2021 Under Section 8/21 NDPS Act stands registered and investigation taken up", said the police statement. 


      In the concluding para of it's above referred state police appealed  to come forward with any information regarding drug peddlers in their neighborhood but warned that people  found indulging in drug peddling will be dealt as per law.(KNS)

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