Policeman among 6 drug peddlers held in JK

(Eds: Additional inputs)Jammu, Oct 29 (PTI) Six alleged drug peddlers, includinga policeman, were today arrested from two different places inRajo...
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(Eds: Additional inputs)Jammu, Oct 29 (PTI) Six alleged drug peddlers, includinga policeman, were today arrested from two different places inRajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

A small quantity of heroin and charas was seized fromtheir possession, they said.

All the six have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs andPsychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Senior Superintendent ofPolice, Rajouri, Yougal Manhas said.

In the first operation, he said, three "notorious drugsmugglers" identified as constable Mushtaq Hussain Shah, AsifRaza Khan and Moien Majed Mir were arrested from Manjakotearea of the district during vehicle checking.

They were travelling in a private car which wasintercepted by the police party on a specific information,police said.

Manhas said 12 grams of heroin, a digital weighingmachine, lighters and rolled currency notes of Rs 10, whichwere semi-burnt in the shape of cigarettes, were seized fromthe trio.

In the other crackdown, police intercepted a private carat Thanamandi area of the district and arrested three drugpeddlers.

They have been identified as Adnan Fayaz of Kulgam, RajatMeenia of Jammu and a local Naseem Ahmed, the officer added.

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