Acting tough against drug abuse and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Sopore Police booked 04 notorious drug peddlers under NDPS Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent Authority.
A police spokesman said, “The detained persons were identified as Aadil Sultan Malla S/O Muhammad Sultan Malla R/O Sheikh Sahib Chinkipora Sopore, Aadil Ashraf Khan S/O Muhammad Ashraf Khan R/O Pethseer Sopore, Suhail Ahmad Ganie S/O Abdul Khaliq Ganie R/O Model Town Sopore and Bilal Ahmad Ganie S/O Ghulam Ahmad Ganie R/O Hathishah Sopore.”
“The booked drug peddlers have been lodged in Kot-Balwal Jail Jammu. Pertinent to mention that the above accused persons were involved in NDPS cases and were promoting drug abuse trade by supplying drugs to local youth of Police district Sopore, ” he said.
The spokesman said that in addition to above four PSA detinues more than half a dozen accused persons were booked under PSA, and total number of 50 NDPS cases has been registered since January 2022.