Police arrest 4 drug peddlers in Kashmir

Srinagar, April 10 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have arrested four drug peddlers in Sumbal and Awantipora and recovered contraband substances from their possession.
Acting on a specific information regarding movement of drug peddlers in Sumbal, in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district a police party laid a special naka at Arampora and arrested two persons.
The duo was identified as Shabir Ahmad Reshi, a resident of Bhat Mohalla Sumbal and Manzoor Ahmad Paray of Bazar Mohalla Sumbal. During the search 15 bottles of codeine phosphate were recovered from their possession.
In Awantipora, a police party established a checkpoint established at Datpora Reshipora intercepted two suspicious persons who were identified as Bilal Ahmad Fafoo and Umer Manzoor Sheikh, both residents of Habba Kadal Srinagar.
During the frisking 6 grams of heroin like substance were recovered from their possession. They have been arrested .
Case under relevant sections of law stands registered and further investigation has been initiated.