In a coordinated crackdown on the narcotics trade, Anantnag Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers, while Budgam Police attached property linked to a notorious repeat offender under the NDPS Act.
In Anantnag, a police team from Bijbehara intercepted a Hyundai Creta at a checkpoint in Zirpara. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of approximately 1.2 kilograms of a Charas-like substance along with Rs2.48 lakh in cash. The accused were identified as:
Sabzar Ahmad Das
Adnan Nazir Das
Both are residents of Waghama Bijbehara. The vehicle used in the transportation of drugs was also seized.
A case has been registered under FIR No. 102/2025 at Police Station Bijbehara, invoking the NDPS Act. Police confirmed that an investigation is ongoing to uncover a possible wider drug network.
Meanwhile, in a separate operation in Budgam, police attached immovable property of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, a notorious drug peddler from Nadigam Narbal. The seized property—a single-storey house built on **one kanal and eleven marlas of