Baramulla, Apr 26: Acting tough against drug peddlers and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police booked 3 notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla after obtaining formal detention orders from competent authority.
The notorious drug smugglers namely Shahid Hussain Dar , resident of Sultanpora Pattan, Mohd Saleem Sheikh @ Mass, resident of Malikbagh Pattan and Nazaar Ahmad Bhatti, resident of Madiyan Kamalkote Uri have been booked under PIT-NDPS Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority. The booked drug smugglers have been detained and subsequently lodged in Central Jail Kot-Balwal Jammu.
Pertinent to mention here that many cases are registered against these drug smugglers and were involved in promoting drug abuse by supplying drugs to local youth of Uri, Kamalkote, Madiyan, Pattan, Sultanpora and other areas of district. Despite their involvement in many FIRs, they did not mend their activities and were again involved in promoting drug abuse by supplying drugs to local youth.
“General public of Baramulla appreciated the role of the Police for their action against drug peddlers. Police’s consistent actions against the drug peddlers should reassure the community members that police are making all efforts to keep our society free from drug abuse,” police said.