Srinagar, Dec 10: Continuing its drive against drug peddlers and its propagators, Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said to have booked two notorious drug peddlers under PIT NDPS Act in Awantipora after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority.
Two notorious drug peddlers namely Yawar Yousuf Sofi son of Mohd Yousuf Sofi resident of Kadlabal Pampore and Feroze Ahmad Chopan son of Mushtaq Ahmad resident of Larow Jagir Tral have been booked under PIT NDPS Act in Awantipora after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority & subsequently lodged in Central Jail Kot-Balwal Jammu, a police spokesman said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmiri News Observer (KNO).
It is pertinent to mention here that many cases are registered against these drug peddlers and they were involved in promoting drug trade by supplying drugs to local youth of Pampore, Tral and other areas of Police District.
“Consistent actions of Police against the criminals should reassure the community members that police are making all efforts to eradicate social evils and making all efforts to keep our society free from drug abuse,” police said—(KNO)
