Srinagar, April 26: Continuing the relentless crackdown against drug trafficking and dismantling the illegal narcotics network, Srinagar Police has booked four notorious drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act).
These drug peddlers namely Ashiq Ahmad Badyari son of Abdul Hamid Badyari resident of Boatman Colony, Bemina, Arbaz Irshad Sheikh son of Late Irshad Sheikh resident of Qamarabad, Qamarwari, Ubair Mushtaq son of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat resident of SDA Colony, Bemina and Waseem Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat resident of Dangerpora, Elahibagh have been booked under the PIT-NDPS Act after obtaining the formal detention orders from Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir on the basis of dossiers prepared by Srinagar police against them.
Consequently, these drug peddlers were detained and subsequently lodged in Kot Balwal Jail Jammu and District Jail of Udhampur.
These drug peddlers have been involved in the peddling of narcotics among the youth of Srinagar on an alarming scale. Besides, they were also involved in several NDPS Act cases of various police stations of Srinagar. Despite several NDPS Act cases registered against them, they did not mend their ways after getting bailed out from courts and were brazenly promoting drugs among the youth of the valley, especially in Srinagar, through their illegal narcotics network. Srinagar Police has also set into motion the process to attach their properties under the provisions of PIT-NDPS Act.
Pertinently, Police has been systemically targeting and dismantling the illegal narcotics infrastructure in the Srinagar city and numerous drug peddlers have been detained under the PIT NDPS Act in Srinagar till date.
J&K Police affirms its steadfast commitment of eliminating drug peddling in the region with the full might of law. We also caution those engaged in this unlawful activity that the long arm of law would catch them sooner than anticipated and every offender will face justice.
For any information related to drug dealers/peddlers in Srinagar, citizens are encouraged to contact the police through official helpline number 9596770550.
Together, we can build a safer and healthier society.
