Police in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, apprehended three alleged drug peddlers in two separate incidents on Tuesday.
In the first case, a police unit from Police Station Bijbehara set up a checkpoint at Dara Shikwa Crossing, Bijbehara. During the operation, Mudasir Ahmad Bhat from Astanpora Veeri and Mohammad Younis Sofi from Guree Kanderpora were arrested after authorities recovered 2.071 kg of charas from their possession.
In the second incident, a police party conducting checks at Arwani Under Bridge near Fruit Mandi, Jablipora, apprehended Sajad Ahmad Wagay, also from Guree Kanderpora, carrying 1.041 kg of charas.
Legal cases have been registered under relevant provisions, and investigations are ongoing to trace the source and distribution network of the seized narcotics.
