Srinagar: Police on Saturday said it arrested two drug peddlers and arrested 150 grams of charas and 20 kilograms of poppy straw (Fukki) from their possession at Reck Chowk in Batamaloo Srinagar.
“A police party laid a naka (checkpoint) at Reck Chowk Batamaloo and apprehended two drug peddlers identified as Ubaid Niyaz Din son of Niyaz Din of New Colony Batamaloo and Dawood Farooq Mir son of Farooq Ahmad Mir of Firdous Abad Lane-9. During search 150 grams of charas and 20 kilograms of poppy straw (Fukki) was recovered from their possession,” a police spokesman said.
In this regard case (FIR No. 44/2017) under relevant sections of NDPS was registered in Police Station Batamaloo and investigation was taken up.