Father-son duo among 12 drug peddlers held in J-K
Twelve alleged drug peddlers, including a father-son duo, were arrested along with huge quantity of contraband substance in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.
Manzoor Hussain and his son Waqar Ahmed were arrested after 2,334 intoxicant tables and capsules were recovered from them during vehicle checking at Salani bridge in Rajouri district Sunday, a police spokesman said.
The duo was travelling in a bus which was on way to Rajouri from Jammu.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Yougal Manhas termed the arrest of the duo as a "major success".
"The authorities are going to take more stern steps against people involved in drugs and narcotics peddling in Rajouri district in days to come," he said.
Bahar Ahmad Dar, a known drug peddler, was apprehended along with two kilograms of charas at Darpura Rallu link road near Banihal in Ramban district on Saturday, the spokesman said. Dar is a habitual offender and was involved in as many as four FIRs, he ...